‘ISIS terrorist sleeper agent’ is arrested near Euro 2024 host city in Germany while ‘planning imminent terror attack’

A SUSPECTED ISIS terrorist has been arrested near a German city playing host to the 2024 Euros.

Cops detained the “sleeper agent” who was suspected of planning an attack on the championship games.

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German intelligence have been gearing up to defend against a possible terror attack at the Euros

German cops take part in an operational drill to prepare for the Euros at a football stadium in May

Named only as Mahmoud A, the suspect is thought to have been affiliated with terrorist death cult ISIS since 2016.

It comes after Thomas Haldenwang, head of Germany’s intelligence agency, warned there was a “high chance” of a terror attack at the tournament.

Mahmoud, from Iraq, arrived in Germany in October 2022.

Cops pounced on him in Esslingen, a town on the outskirts of Stuttgart where Euros matches are set to kick off in the city’s stadium.

Germany itself played Hungary there on Wednesday, just hours after the suspected terrorist was arrested.

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