Suspected stop planning: the attack thwarted? Suspicion of explosives and searches

In connection with the alleged planning of an Islamistically motivated attack in Berlin, the police may have found explosives in a Potsdam apartment. Due to the mission, residents had to leave their houses in the Brandenburg capital in the morning.

The police have so far speaks of a “explosive object” that has been removed from the apartment. There were also further searches and, according to the police, five incoming. But even one day after a suspected terrorist plan became known, many questions remain unanswered.

According to DPA information, the Israeli embassy in Berlin is said to have been the goal of a stop plan. An 18 -year -old Chechen, who lives in Potsdam, was arrested on BER and prevented from departing. According to the dpa, there is suspicion that he wanted to join the terrorist militia Islamic State. The 18-year-old with Russian citizenship came into custody.

Suspicious object found and buildings evacuated

On Saturday morning, the police searched an apartment in a new building district in Potsdam due to suspicion of explosives. The spokeswoman left open what the object found there is – the question of whether the suspect 18 -year -old lived there.

The police evacuated the house and adjacent buildings, there were barriers. In the late morning, the residents were able to go back to their apartments. So far, it has always remained quite calm there, it was said by residents. Relatively many Russian -speaking people live in the area.

Searches also from vehicles

There were also further searches, including vehicles, as a spokeswoman for the police headquarters in Potsdam said. “In the course of the measures, five people were taken into custody.” However, she did not make any further information on this and how the people could be connected to the suspect 18-year-olds with reference to the investigation. This leads to the Attorney General, which was initially unavailable. According to ARD information, it should be five Syrians.

Concern about persistent threats to Israeli institutions

The persistent risk of terrorism and the announcement of a presumably politically motivated stop planning trigger concern – even shortly before the Bundestag election on Sunday. Already in the past there were always attack plans against Israeli facilities. “These events illustrate the continuing threat from extremist violence against Jewish and Israeli institutions in Germany,” said the commissioner to combat anti -Semitism in Brandenburg, Andreas Büttner.