German police arrested a 32-year-old Iranian man suspected of plotting a chemical attack.
German authorities said on Sunday that an Iranian national had been arrested in the town of Castrop-Roxel near Dortmund on suspicion of buying toxins including cyanide and ricin to carry out a terror attack inspired by Islamic extremism. Another person was detained during the operation, he said.
Irani’s house was sealed and searched for further evidence german media Reports said several officers and emergency workers in full protective suits were at the scene.
a joint statement Düsseldorf’s public prosecutor and the police forces of the cities of Recklinghausen and Münster said the arrests were the result of an investigation carried out by North Rhine-Westphalia’s anti-terrorist office area. german newspaper Bild Reported Germany’s law enforcement was informed about the man’s plan by a foreign intelligence agency.
According to a police statement, preparing a serious act of violence under German law is punishable with a prison sentence of six months to 10 years.