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Germany’s public prosecutor has launched an investigation into a suspected plan to carry out an Islamist attack, its office in Dusseldorf said on Wednesday.
A 29-year-old was detained on Tuesday after police showed up to his apartment in the western German city of Duisburg.
The public prosecutor’s office in Dusseldorf said that the suspect “may have been in contact with a person resident abroad in a criminally relevant way,” without elaborating further.
German media suggests attack on pro-Israeli demos
German media outlets Der Spiegel and Bild had both reported that the suspect may have intended to carry out an attack on a pro-Israel demonstration using a truck.
Public broadcaster Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) said that the man had been searching for pro-Israeli events online.
Numerous demonstrations in support of Israel after the Hamas terror attack on October 7 have taken place in Germany in the weeks since.
The police did not address the media reports.
The prosecutor’s office in Dusseldorf added that the suspect had been sentence to five years of detention under juvenile law for membership to the so-called Islamic State group (IS) in 2017, as well as other offenses.
ab/xx (dpa, AP, AFP)
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