by Maya Gur Arieh, October 20, 2024

The suspect, a Libyan citizen, was accused by Germany of supporting the terrorist ideology of the Islamic State.

A suspected supporter of Islamic State who intended to carry out an attack with firearms on the Israeli embassy in Berlin has been arrested, the Public Prosecutor General of Germany announced Sunday.

The suspect is a Libyan citizen who was only identified as “Omar A” in official statements and media and was accused by Germany of supporting the terrorist ideology of ISIS,. In order to plan and carry out the attack, he exchanged information with an alleged member of ISIS in a Messenger chat online.

The man was detained on Saturday in Bernau, a locality outside of Berlin.

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