German police arrest Syrian bomb plot suspect

Author: app/afp

LEIPZIG: German police Monday arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting a jihadist bomb attack after a two-day manhunt, in a case that has sparked fresh calls for greater checks on asylum seekers.

Authorities tightened security at airports and train stations after JaberAlbakr, 22, slipped through the police net Saturday when they raided his apartment and found several hundred grams of “an explosive substance more dangerous than TNT”.

Police finally got their man with the help of another Syrian, whom Albakr approached at the train station in the eastern city of Leipzig, seeking shelter, according to Spiegel Online. The Syrian man allowed Albakr to stay at his apartment but when police arrived, they found the suspect tied up. “We’ve succeeded, really overjoyed,” tweeted police early Monday. “The terror suspect Albakr was arrested overnight in Leipzig.” Albakr was believed to have had online contact with the Islamic State.

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