IS stopping plans on the message: Bernauer Libyer in custody!

IS stopping plans on the message: Bernauer Libyer in custody!

A suspected supporter of the Islamic State (IS), the Libyer Omar A., ​​was arrested in Bernau near Berlin because he is said to have planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin. The federal prosecutor reports that from October 2024 he communicated with an IS member about his project in a messenger chat. It was arrested on Saturday evening, followed by searches by his apartment and another in the Rhein-Sieg district. Omar A. is presented today to an investigative judge who will decide on his custody.

Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann warned of a "very serious" Islamist risk of terrorism in Germany after arresting and emphasized the need to protect Israeli facilities. The German authorities had become aware of Omar A. by referring to foreign intelligence services, who wanted to flee to a relative to Sankt Augustin after the attack. Israel's ambassador Ron Prosor thanked the German security authorities for their support and pointed out the endangerment of the embassy employees. In view of the increasing anti -Semitic incidents in Germany, the security situation will be observed even more intensively in the future in order to resolve further attacks. More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report www.tagesspiegel.de .