German authorities arrested a person with alleged hyperlinks to the Islamic State terrorist group who was allegedly planning an assault on the Israeli embassy in Berlin.
The person was arrested on Saturday (native time) in Bernau, a city outdoors Berlin. German information company dpa reported that the suspect was anticipated to be introduced earlier than an investigative decide on the nation’s highest court docket, the Federal Courtroom of Justice in Karlsruhe, on Sunday.
A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Berlin confirmed to dpa that there was a plan to assault the diplomatic mission. Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor thanked the German safety authorities “for guaranteeing the safety of our embassy”, dpa reviews.
Information of the case first got here by means of the Bild newspaper, which reported {that a} closely armed elite police unit stormed the suspect’s house in Bernau and that police additionally raided an house within the western German city of Sankt Augustin. , in relation to the case.
Bild reported that German authorities acted after receiving a tip from an unspecified overseas intelligence company.
