Attack on an ICE train Wanted RAF terrorist is said to have been arrested

Sven Ziegler

14.8.2024

Burkhard Garweg is said to have been arrested.
Burkhard Garweg is said to have been arrested.
IMAGO/Hanno Bode

The wanted RAF terrorist Burkhard Garweg is said to have been arrested: special units are said to have struck in an ICE train in Berlin.

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  • The wanted RAF terrorist Burkhard Garweg is said to have been arrested.

On Wednesday morning, officers from the German special forces GSG9 are said to have arrested a suspect on an ICE train in Berlin-Spandau. According to "Bild", the suspect is said to be the wanted RAF terrorist Burkhard Garweg.

He is said to have been recognized by a police super-recognizer. Super-recognizers are particularly good at remembering faces.

Transparency note: An initial version of this article stated that the arrested man was RAF terrorist Ernst-Volker Staub. This initial information turned out to be incorrect. We have updated the article.

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