War on terror

Elite Squad to be Reinforced to Confront Terror Threat

The ongoing perceived terrorist threat in Germany – and especially Berlin, has led to a decision to enhance the country’s anti-terror squad. Germany’s elite police squad GSG 9, which deals with terrorist attacks, is to become significantly larger and will set up a second base in Berlin. Other anti-terror measures have also been taken. Over the last year, the federal police have set up new on-call reserve units across the country to provide a first-response to terrorist attacks — whereas the GSG 9 performs planned operations.

“We’re talking about around a third of the current strength of the unit,” GSG 9 commander Jérome Fuchs told RBB,

The first major attack occurred in December 2016, when Tunisian national Anis Amri drove a truck into a crowded Christmas market, killing 12 people.