The 28-year-old man is also suspected of belonging to the Daesh organization. German authorities were alerted thanks to information from foreign intelligence services.
Suspected of having planned an attack against the Israeli embassy in Germany and of belonging to the Daesh organization, a young Libyan was arrested on Saturday near Berlin, the federal prosecutor’s office told AFP.
«He is rumored to have planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin“, declared a spokesperson for the German federal prosecutor’s office. The suspect is suspected of “supporting a terrorist group abroad», According to the same source which specified that it was the IS.
A major police operation, involving special forces, took place in the evening in the town of Bernau, neighboring Berlin, where the suspect was arrested, reports the tabloid Bild.
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The individual’s home, located in this city, was searched, the prosecutor’s office said. According to Bildthe man is 28 years old and the German authorities were alerted thanks to information from foreign intelligence services.
Israel’s Ambassador to Berlin, Ron Prosor, thanked the German authorities “to ensure the security of our embassy», in a message on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
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Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggered the war in the Gaza Strip, the German authorities have increased their vigilance in the face of the Islamist threat and the resurgence of anti-Semitism, like many countries around the world.
In early September, Munich police shot dead a young Austrian known for his links to radical Islam as he prepared to carry out an attack on the Israeli consulate general.
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