Germany arrests Libyan suspected of planning terror assault on Israeli embassy

Germany arrested a Libyan citizen suspected of plotting an assault in opposition to Israel’s embassy in Berlin, the federal prosecutor’s workplace stated on Sunday.

The authorities recognized the person solely as Omar A. and stated he’s “strongly suspected” of supporting the fear group Islamic State (IS) and supposed to carry-out an assault with firearms on the Israeli embassy. He would have mentioned this on-line with a member of IS, the prosecutor’s workplace stated in a press release.

The German authorities is below stress to extend safety measures and handle migration after a sequence of violent assaults allegedly perpetrated by individuals who entered the nation as asylum-seekers, just like the knife assault within the western metropolis of Solingen in August.