German authorities on Wednesday arrested three suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Berlin, accusing them of planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites within the country. Weapons, including firearms and a large quantity of ammunition, were seized during the arrests.

Federal prosecutors said the suspects were “foreign operatives" of Hamas who had been involved in obtaining weapons for the group in Germany.

In a statement, they confirmed that an AK-47 assault rifle, several pistols, and “a considerable amount" of ammunition were recovered.

“The weapons were to be used by Hamas for deadly attacks targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany," the statement added.

According to the German news outlet Der Spiegel, searches were also carried out in Leipzig an

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