German authorities have arrested a person with suspected hyperlinks to the extremist group Islamic State who allegedly deliberate an assault on the Israeli embassy in Berlin.
The man was arrested on Saturday in Bernau, a city simply outdoors Berlin. German information company dpa reported that the suspect was anticipated to be introduced earlier than an investigating decide on the nation’s highest courtroom, the Federal Court 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 German safety authorities “for making certain the safety of our embassy,” dpa reported.
News of the case first got here from the Bild newspaper, which reported {that a} closely armed elite police unit raided the suspect’s condo in Bernau and that police additionally raided an condo within the metropolis of Sankt Augustin, western Germany, in reference to the case.
Bild reported that German authorities acted after receiving a tip from an unspecified overseas intelligence company.
