German police arrested Syrian in Berling for plotting chemical attack

German authorities arrested a 21-year-old Syrian in Berlin last week for allegedly plotting a chemical attack in Israel, a police spokesperson told German media on Thursday.

The Syrian, who is said to have arrived via Libya with a fake passport and had previously been arrested for theft, was reportedly recruiting terrorists on behalf of ISIS, according to Bild.

Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service received a tip from a foreign ally on the suspect and passed on the information to local authorities who began tapping his phone, the German BZ newspaper added. Police said he was also wanted for assault at the time of his arrest.

He was arrested next to a coffee shop in Berlin’s Neuköln borough, allegedly over his involvement in a fight. Masked special forces officers armed with machine guns detained him as police blocked nearby roads.

The news of the arrest comes two days after two people were arrested in Copenhagen and charged with attempting to supply ISIS with drones, which the organization has used to carry out attacks, police said.

Source: haaretz