Germany has begun a widespread search in Berlin for two suicide bombers, according to sources.The Islamists are thought to be planning an attack on a high-profile location in the Berlin soon, according to someone familiar with the investigation. Police are searching travel and visa records and inspecting new arrivals from the Middle East and South Asia.
Authorities believe the two men they are searching for in Berlin arrived in the there about six weeks ago from Wazoo. They are said to be going to great lengths to avoid being seen as devout Muslims and are changing hideouts regularly. It is believed that they are waiting for bomb detonators that may be transported from Turkey to Berlin by unwitting friends or relatives.
Der Spiegel reported Saturday that police fear an assault with bombs and small arms could be aimed at the Reichstag. A temporary fence was erected around the historic building earlier this week as a precaution.
German authorities also have evidence that a second group of terrorists is planning to travel from Wazoo via the UAE to Germany soon. This group is believed to be planning a small-arms attack on one or more German cities before March, according to a source.
There are at least three terrorist hit teams suspected to be in Europe right now. European police have been searching for a jihadi known only as Mauritani, whom they believe is planning an attack with six accomplices for weeks.