The Scotsman

Bomb plot foiled on German soil

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A Syrian man has been arrested in north-east Germany for allegedly planning a bomb attack targeting “the biggest possible number of people”, authoritie­s said.

Special forces arrested the 19-year-old in the city of Schwerin yesterday morning.

They said the man, whose identity was only given as Yaman A in line with Germany privacy rules, was motivated by extremist Islamic ideology. It was not clear if the man had already chosen a specific target.

“Yaman A made a decision at the latest in July to ignite an explosive in Germany to kill and injure the biggest possible number of people,” prosecutor­s wrote in a statement.

The suspect had already procured chemicals used to fabricate the explosive triacetone triperoxid­e used to build a remotecont­rolled bomb.

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