Friday08 November 2024
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In Germany, authorities thwarted an extremist's plans to attack the Israeli embassy.

German authorities have arrested a man suspected of having ties to the extremist group "Islamic State," who allegedly planned an attack on the Israeli embassy.

The German authorities have arrested a man suspected of connections with the extremist group "Islamic State," who allegedly planned an attack on the Israeli embassy.

As reported by "European Truth," the publication Spiegel provided this information.

The man, a Libyan named Omar A., was detained on Saturday in Bernau, a town near Berlin.

Officials stated that the detainee intended to carry out a high-profile armed attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin no later than October 2024.

To plan the attack, the accused communicated with an ISIS member in a messaging app chat. A foreign intelligence agency informed German security authorities about the man.

An apartment search was conducted at the residence of the 28-year-old suspect in a shelter for asylum seekers in Bernau, as reported by a representative of the federal prosecutor's office.

"Our security services acted promptly to thwart potential plans for an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin," said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.

"This underscores that the protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions in our country is vital and a top priority for us," she added.

The German news agency dpa reported that the suspect will appear before an investigative judge at the country's highest court, the Federal Court in Karlsruhe, on Sunday.

Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor thanked the German security services "for ensuring the safety of our embassy."

Germany is known to support Israel's right to self-defense, although it has expressed concerns regarding human rights violations in Gaza.

The German government's commissioner for antisemitism, Felix Klein, previously complained that Islamists are increasingly being trivialized in Germany.