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German police in the city of Leipzig have detained a Syrian man wanted for questioning over explosive material discovered in his apartment in Chemnitz. The arrest ends a two-day manhunt seeking the 22-year-old refugee.
German police in Saxony said on Monday that 22-year-old Jaber A., arrested on Sunday night in the eastern German city of Leipzig, had ties to the "Islamic State" terrorist organization - though they declined to go into detail.
"From everything we know today, the preparations in Chemnitz are similar to the preparations for the attacks in Paris and Brussels," German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said.
Earlier in the day, Saxon state police confirmed via Facebook that Syrians living in Leipzig had told them that they had apprehended the suspect in an apartment north of the city center. The Facebook post added that police were "very consciously" not giving any more details of the circumstances of the arrest, "because we do not want to provoke any dangers for those persons who gave us the tip."
Police have only said that the man was originally from the Damascus area of Syria and had been granted refugee status after arriving in Germany last year.
I must congratulate the Syrians that turned Jaber in to German police. They may have prevented serious loss of life. This is a positive sign in my estimation.
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Police: Chemnitz explosives suspect had contact with ?Islamic State? | Germany | DW.COM | 10.10.2016