Teenagers aged 15 and 16 who planned an attack on the Christmas market near Cologne wanted to drive into the crowd and kill as many “infidels” as possible

The two teenagers arrested this week on suspicion of plotting an attack on a Christmas market near Cologne planned to drive a light truck into the crowd, set a fire and kill as many “infidels” as possible. to kill. Sources within state security told the German newspaper ‘Bild’. The boys, aged 15 and 16, got their inspiration from their role model, terrorist Anis Amri, who did the same at a Christmas market in Berlin in December 2016.

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