Four suspected Hamas members plotted to attack Jewish institutions in Europe: prosecutors

Four alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting terror attacks in Europe were arrested on Thursday by German and Dutch police, federal prosecutors said.

Three of the members, two Lebanese and one Egyptian, were taken into custody in Germany, with the fourth member, a Dutch national, booked in the Netherlands, according to Berlin’s federal prosecutor’s office.

That nations’ police did not publish the suspects full names, as per their law, identifying them only by first name and last initial: Abdelhamid Al A, Ibrahim El-R, Mohamed B and Nazih R.