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Hamburg court sentences two men over Iran-directed attack preparations
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Prison sentences concern preparations dating to 2025; verdicts can be appealed
Hamburg’s Higher Regional Court sentenced two men on October 15 to eight-and-a-half and four-and-a-half years in prison over preparations for attacks, Reuters and ZDF reported. Judges found that the principal defendant had been recruited by Iranian intelligence to carry out operations in Germany. Targets included Jewish community leader Josef Schuster and German-Israeli Society chairman Volker Beck. The preparations dated to 2025. ZDF reported that the conduct had not progressed beyond the preparation stage, clarifying the scope of the case. The verdicts can be appealed. Iran’s embassy did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
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