Two improvised explosives struck a cafe and a shisha bar in Frankfurt within minutes of each other early Thursday. Police arrested a 17-year-old Dutch national near the scene, with no injuries reported. The blasts follow three earlier explosions in Frankfurt and Offenbach since Sunday, including one linked to a 15-year-old Dutch suspect. Investigators are probing a “violence as a service” scheme in which criminal networks recruit young operatives to carry out attacks. Germany’s interior minister called organized crime a “growing threat,” citing nearly 8,000 suspects investigated last year. Authorities are investigating a possible “violence as a service” scheme after a…

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