US EditionGermany Arrests Syrian Suspected of Plotting ‘Jihadist’ Attack
- On Saturday, German authorities arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man in Neukoelln district, Berlin, suspected of preparing a 'jihadist' attack and to face an investigating judge later Sunday.
- Since arriving in Germany in 2023, the suspect's activities suggesting preparations for an attack were detected in time, prosecutor's office spokesman said.
- Special police units searched three Berlin residential addresses, including one on Sonnenallee, finding items that could be used to build explosives in an alleged Berlin attack, the newspaper Bild reported.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the arrest showed `the terrorist threat in Germany, though often abstract, remains heightened`, with Berlin vigilant since the 2016 Christmas market attack.
- The wider pattern includes attacks with jihadist and far-right motives, and German authorities frame the arrest as part of efforts to prevent jihadist attacks in Berlin and nationwide.
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Suspected of terror in Berlin: 22-year-old Syrian sits in custody. Procuratorate evaluates evidence. Explosive parts secured.
It came from the Syrian city of Aleppo and entered Germany in 2023. Abdallah R., 22, was planning a suicide attack in Berlin, for which he intended to use a jihadist-motivated home-made explosive device. His arrest has been made possible by German agents infiltrated into Islamic State-like circles and highlights that the terrorist danger remains in the country. The arrest took place on Saturday night in the Berlin-based Neuköln neighbourhood, th…
The German authorities announced on Sunday a 22-year-old Syrian arrest in Berlin, suspected of planning an Islamic attack on the basis of an increase in violence in Germany, transmitted AFP, quoted by the suspect, Saturday arrest in...
On Saturday, police raided several apartments in the capital. The man arrested is suspected of planning a terrorist attack and has been remanded in custody.
Explosives that he had purchased online were found in the arrested man's residence, as well as evidence indicating that he is a supporter of the "Islamic State."
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