2 TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN GERMANY

During raids in several states, police have arrested several Islamists, who are said to have possibly planned an assassination attempt in Berlin. According to information of the German Press Agency security sources said the main suspect, a 35-year-old Algerian, was arrested on Thursday. A second Algerian was arrested in Berlin. Next is searched according to the police are a 31-year-old in Berlin and a 26-year-olds in Hannover. In Berlin alone, 450 policemen searched four homes and two businesses.During the investigation, a reference of the suspects had surrendered to the civil war Syria.  The man is wanted for belonging to the terrorist group IS by Algerian authorities. He allegedly received military training in Syria.
Against the men is determined for several weeks. The findings have been condensed at the turn around. "It's about possible attack plans for Germany - specifically for Berlin," said the spokesman for the investigating authority,

The police received the first indication of the main suspect in NRW by Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. In the further investigation of the man, contacts were found to Islamists in Berlin and Hanover.

Source: dpa