german police arrest SYRIAN in berlin..........
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German police arrest Syrian in Berlin on suspicion of terrorist links
German police have arrested a Syrian man in Berlin on suspicion of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization. The man was thought to be have been planning an attack on one of the capital's two airports.
The suspect is believed to be a refugee from Syria. Police said the man had given his age as 27 and had been living in Germany since 2015.
The as-yet-unnamed suspect reportedly planned to commit an attack on one of Berlin's two airports. Security authorities suspect that he acted on behalf of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) extremist militia.
He was arrested in an apartment in the Schoeneberg district and an investigation has begun.
Police referred journalists to Germany's federal prosecutors for further information. Federal prosecutors, who handle most terrorism-related cases, did not name the man, but said he is suspected of belonging to the IS group.
Berlin police tweeted approximately 40 minutes after the arrest: "Our state police forces #LKA have just arrested a man suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization."
According to the newspaper "Berliner Zeitung," the Syrian was arrested at about 21.00 (UTC 20.00). His apartment was also searched, police said.
Authorities have until the end of Thursday to bring him before a judge for a decision on whether they can continue holding him.
In October authorities detained a man in connection to a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bombing attack in Germany after police discovered "several hundred grams" of explosive materials at the suspect's residence. The man took his own life in a Leipzig jail.
jbh/kl (Reuters, dpa, AP)
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