Germany detains Iranian man on suspicion of planning deadly chemical attack
Officials said the man is suspected to have planned a attack motivated by Islamic extremism, for which he had allegedly sought to obtain the potent toxins cyanide and ricin.
Deepak
Officials said the man is suspected to have planned a attack motivated by Islamic extremism, for which he had allegedly sought to obtain the potent toxins cyanide and ricin.
A 32-year-old Iranian man has been detained in Germany following a tip from U.S. security officials that he could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals, officials said Sunday.Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.
The authorities said in a joint statement that the man is suspected to have planned a serious attack motivated by Islamic extremism, for which he had allegedly sought to obtain the potent toxins cyanide and ricin.
Specialists wearing anti-contamination suits were seen carrying evidence out of the man’s home.
Duesseldorf prosecutors later said an initial search of the premises turned up no toxic substances.
It wasn’t immediately clear how far advanced the plans for an attack were and whether the suspect had picked a specific target.
German news agency dpa quoted the top security official for North Rhine-Westphalia state, Herbert Reul, as saying authorities had received “a serious tip that led police to intervene the same night.”
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