Two Aarhus Men Sentenced in Germany Over Iran Terror Plot
A German court sentenced two men from Aarhus for planning attacks on Jewish targets for Iran.
2026年10月15日
/ DANGDI / DANGDI / DANGDI /Two Danish-Afghan men from Aarhus were sentenced in Germany for planning attacks. A Hamburg court issued the sentences after a three-month trial. The men acted on behalf of the Iranian regime. They planned attacks against Jewish targets in Germany.
The main defendant is a 54-year-old man from Aarhus. He received eight and a half years in prison. He worked as an agent for Iran. He prepared arson attacks and killings on German soil. His targets included Josef Schuster and Volker Beck. Schuster leads the Central Council of Jews in Germany. Beck is the president of the German-Israeli Society.
The second defendant is a 42-year-old man. He received four and a half years in prison. He was tasked with finding a hitman and getting a weapon. Information from Danish intelligence service PET alerted German police. Danish police arrested the 54-year-old in Aarhus in June 2025. Denmark later extradited him to Germany for prosecution. Danish media outlet DR reported the court decision.
Source: DR Nyheder
