BREAKING: ISIS-inspired knife attack foiled at Berlin half-marathon

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Berlin -- German newspaper Die Welt reports that police have foiled a knife attack that was to take place at the Berlin half-marathon. The paper says that special police forces detained four men in connection with Sunday's event and that the men were planning to kill participants at the race, using knives, not cars, not guns, as weapons.

The German news agency dpa reported that law enforcement officials confirmed the arrests but gave no further details, such as how many of them had first names that start with the letter "M". 

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According to Die Welt, the main suspect knew Anis (pronounced "Anus") Amri, the Tunisian jihadi who killed 12 people and injured dozens more when he drove a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin in December 2016.

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The police indicated that the as of yet unidentified suspect, had prepared extra-sharpened knives to use in the attack.

Pamela Geller reported that four Muslim men were arrested at the half-marathon, but that has not yet been confirmed, but my money is on Geller.

More to follow.


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