02:26Germany: Trial for Sikh temple attack that injured three kicks off in Essen
Three people, including two teenagers, attended trial at the State Court of Essen, Wednesday, accussed of being suspects in a bomb attack against a Sikh Temple in Essen that took place in April 2016 and injured three people.
One of the defendant's lawyers, Burkhard Benecken stated that his client, known only as 'Yusuf T' due to restrictions on identifying underage defendants in Germany, regrets the attack and "didn't plan to kill people." According to the investigators, 'Yusuf T' took part in a combat training programme for radicalised Muslim teenagers. Yusuf's mother Neriman Yaman is known for her book "My son, the Salafist."
The court session took place behind closed doors, as the minors could not be filmed in accordance with German law. According to the police, the crime has an extremist motive and the teenagers were tied to radical groups in the Rurh-Gebiet area.
Around 150 people were in the Sikh prayer hall attending a wedding ceremony at the time of the attack and witnesses claim that nearby buildings and vehicles were damaged by the force of the blast. Three people were injured in the blast.
02:26Three people, including two teenagers, attended trial at the State Court of Essen, Wednesday, accussed of being suspects in a bomb attack against a Sikh Temple in Essen that took place in April 2016 and injured three people.
One of the defendant's lawyers, Burkhard Benecken stated that his client, known only as 'Yusuf T' due to restrictions on identifying underage defendants in Germany, regrets the attack and "didn't plan to kill people." According to the investigators, 'Yusuf T' took part in a combat training programme for radicalised Muslim teenagers. Yusuf's mother Neriman Yaman is known for her book "My son, the Salafist."
The court session took place behind closed doors, as the minors could not be filmed in accordance with German law. According to the police, the crime has an extremist motive and the teenagers were tied to radical groups in the Rurh-Gebiet area.
Around 150 people were in the Sikh prayer hall attending a wedding ceremony at the time of the attack and witnesses claim that nearby buildings and vehicles were damaged by the force of the blast. Three people were injured in the blast.