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In December 2023, an apparent Islamist plot to bomb Cologne Cathedral was discovered.

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During December 2023 in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Police arrested five suspects who are alleged to be affiliated with Islamic State – Khorasan Province. Local media reported that a car bombing at Cologne Cathedral was planned to be carried out on 31 December 2023. Police are guarding the cathedral; they searched it but did not find anything.

See also

• 2004 Cologne bombing
• 2018 Cologne attack
• 2018 Cologne terrorist plot
• Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt
• St Paul's Cathedral bomb plot
• Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot