Three Moroccans. One Syrian. One Egyptian.

That’s the lineup German police arrested this week for allegedly plotting a vehicle attack on a Christmas market in Bavaria. The Egyptian was a mosque prayer leader. He was recruiting the Moroccans. The Syrian was encouraging the whole thing.

The target? Families. Children. People drinking hot cocoa and shopping for gifts in Dingolfing.

Merry Christmas from open-borders Europe.

The Plot Was Straight From the Islamist Playbook

According to Bild newspaper, the plan was to use a vehicle to plow into crowds at the Christmas market — the same tactic that killed twelve people in Berlin in 2016 and six more in Magdeburg just last year.

It’s simple, brutal, and effective. No need for sophisticated weapons. No need for explosives training. Just a car, a crowd, and the willingness to murder innocents in the name of jihad.

German authorities are calling the motivation “radical Islamism.” Which is diplomatic speak for: They wanted to kill Christians celebrating Christmas because that’s what their ideology demands.

The Bavarian Interior Minister congratulated the security agencies on their “excellent responsiveness and efficiency.” And sure, credit where due — they stopped this one. But the fact that they keep having to stop these plots tells you everything about where Germany is headed.

Christmas Markets Are Now Considered High-Risk Targets in Europe

Let that sink in for a moment.

Christmas markets — the most wholesome, family-friendly, culturally European events imaginable — are now officially dangerous. They require armed security. Concrete barriers. Police patrols. Bag checks.

Some markets have stopped operating entirely. Towns like Kerpen and Overath cancelled their Christmas markets this year because they couldn’t afford the security costs.

Think about that. German towns are cancelling Christmas because they can’t guarantee people won’t be murdered by terrorists.

This is what “diversity is our strength” looks like in practice. This is the enrichment Europeans were promised. Empty market squares and security fences where families used to gather.

The Attacker Pipeline Keeps Flowing

Look at the five suspects again.

Three Moroccans. One Syrian. One Egyptian. Five men from outside Europe, allegedly plotting to attack Europeans on European soil during a European Christian holiday.

How did they get there? When did they arrive? What was their immigration status?

These questions matter, but German media rarely answers them. They report the arrests, they quote the officials congratulating themselves, and they move on to the next story.

But the pattern is unmistakable. The Berlin Christmas market attacker in 2016 was a Tunisian failed asylum seeker. The Magdeburg attacker last year was a Saudi. The plotters this week are Moroccans, a Syrian, and an Egyptian.

At some point, you have to ask: Who’s letting these people in? And why do they keep targeting the same kinds of events?

France Is on High Alert Too — Because They Know What’s Coming

Germany isn’t alone.

The French government just issued orders for “maximum vigilance” at Christmas markets across the country. They want a “visible deterrent” against potential attacks.

Translation: Put enough armed soldiers at every market that terrorists think twice.

This is the new normal in Western Europe. Christmas markets ringed with police. Armed guards watching children ride carousels. Concrete barriers where there used to be open plazas.

And still, the attacks keep coming. The plots keep getting uncovered. The pipeline of would-be terrorists keeps flowing from North Africa and the Middle East.

But suggest that maybe — just maybe — immigration policy has something to do with it, and you’ll be called a racist. Better to keep adding security guards and hope for the best.

A Mosque Prayer Leader Was Recruiting Attackers

Here’s a detail that deserves more attention.

The 56-year-old Egyptian suspect was allegedly a mosque prayer leader. An imam. A religious authority figure in his community.

And according to investigators, he was using that position to recruit young Moroccan men to commit mass murder at a Christmas market.

This isn’t some random lone wolf. This is organized recruitment happening inside religious institutions. This is a religious leader allegedly grooming attackers to kill Christians celebrating the birth of Christ.

But sure, let’s keep pretending this has nothing to do with ideology. Let’s keep insisting that all religions are equally prone to violence. Let’s keep avoiding the obvious because acknowledging it would be uncomfortable.

The Death Toll From Christmas Market Attacks Keeps Growing

2016 Berlin: Twelve dead, dozens injured. A Tunisian asylum seeker drove a truck into the market.

2024 Magdeburg: Six dead, over 300 injured. A Saudi drove a car into merrymakers.

2025 Dingolfing: Attack prevented, but five men were ready to add to the count.

How many more? How many more Christmas markets have to be attacked before Europe admits it has a problem it can’t security-guard its way out of?

You can put up all the concrete barriers you want. You can station armed police at every entrance. You can cancel markets in towns that can’t afford the protection.

But as long as the attacker pipeline keeps flowing — as long as men who want to kill Europeans keep arriving on European soil — the attacks will continue.

Germany’s Leaders Celebrate Stopping Attacks They Keep Enabling

The Bavarian Interior Minister praised the “excellent cooperation of our security authorities.” The Munich Attorney General touted “how effectively the cooperation… functions.”

Great. You stopped this one. How many more are in the pipeline? How many mosques have imams recruiting attackers right now? How many Syrian and Moroccan and Egyptian men are currently in Germany, watching Christmas market crowds and planning?

The security agencies can’t stop everything. They don’t have to. Terrorists only need to succeed once. Defenders need to succeed every time.

Germany’s leaders created this problem with their immigration policies. Now they’re congratulating themselves for occasionally cleaning up the mess.

That’s not security. That’s managed decline.

Christmas in Europe Now Comes With a Body Count

This is the reality that European leaders refuse to confront honestly.

Christmas markets require armed guards. Churches need security. Holidays come with threat assessments. The most joyful time of year is now the most dangerous.

Five men were arrested in Bavaria this week. They wanted to kill families celebrating Christmas. They were stopped — this time.

Next year, there will be another plot. And another. And another. Because the conditions that create these plots haven’t changed. The borders are still porous. The deportations still don’t happen. The ideology still spreads in mosques and online.

And European leaders will keep congratulating their security services while their citizens keep dying.

Merry Christmas, Europe. May your concrete barriers hold.