A 19-year-old Syrian man was arrested, suspected of planning a “major terrorist attack” that would kill and injure as many people as possible The man, who was taken into custody in the northern German city, was "strongly suspected of having been planning an attack" using "highly explosive" materials.
The suspect was “in the process” of preparing the attack, the prosecutor’s office said. He had been planning since to "detonate a bomb in a crowd in Germany" with the goal of "killing and injuring as many as possible," public prosecutor Frauke Koehler said.
Police officers were seen at a housing complex where the suspect was arrested, and de Maiziere said searches were also carried out in Hamburg, where he said the suspect “spent a lot of time.”
During the raid, authorities also found a high explosive called acetone. The interior minister said this final ingredient indicated the suspect “most likely intended to make bombs.
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