TEK Director-General: Intelligence Warranted Arrest of Suspected Terrorist
Further details have surfaced on the 21-year-old man, identifying as an Islamist, who was captured by operators of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) at his residence in Kecskemét on Tuesday after he was suspected of preparing a terror attack. The authorities had been monitoring his activity after he began participating in online forums affiliated with the militant Islamic State.
János Hajdu, Director-General of TEK, said that the man “wanted to cause an explosion at a large group event, and had been planning to crash into a large mass of people in Hungary.”
TEK Stops Suspected Terror Attack from Occurring in Hungary
A 21 year old Hungarian man identifying as an Islamist was questioned and taken into custody after being suspected of preparing to commit a terror attack in Hungary, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.
Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) addressed the issue in cooperation with the Prosecution Service, with TEK arresting the individual, sending a bomb disposal team into his house, and the Prosecution putting him before a jury.
A hearing was held for the man, accusing him of scaring the community through a pre-planned crime that would have killed and harmed many people. He was also suspected of being in possession of explosives. The jury will decide on the arrest warrant today.