BKA: Islamist attackers use knives as guns hard to get in Germany

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2024-11-27

Berlin (dpa) - Islamist-motivated attackers in Germany often choose knives as their weapon of choice because firearms are harder to get, a leading expert from Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) told the Funke media group. "Even in raids and searches, we very rarely find assault rifles or guns," said Sven Kurenbach, the head of BKA's department focused on Islamist-motivated terrorism and extremism. "It's different in France or Belgium,......

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