German prosecutors said they arrested three suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in Berlin on Wednesday and prevented attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites. AdvertisementThree suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas were arrested in Berlin Wednesday for allegedly planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites, German prosecutors said, with weapons and ammunition also seized. According to German prosecutors, an AK-47 assault rifle and several pistols, along with a stash of ammunition, were seized when the suspects were arrested. "The weapons were to be used by Hamas for deadly attacks targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany," added the statement. AdvertisementGermany considers Hamas a terrorist group.