Russian held over German bomb plot

Authorities have arrested a Russian national suspected of plotting an Islamic extremist attack in Germany along with an alleged accomplice detained last year in France.

Federal prosecutors said the 31-year-old, identified only as Magomed-ali C, was arrested in Berlin.

In October 2016, he is alleged to have stored a “significant quantity” of the explosive TATP at his apartment for an attack somewhere in Germany.

However, prosecutors said that the plans by C and alleged accomplice Clement B were disrupted by a “preventive police measure”, and they decided to split up.