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| German police seize explosives, detain suspected Islamist for plotting attack on festival - reports | German police seize explosives, detain suspected Islamist for plotting attack on festival - reports |
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| A man has been reportedly detained by German police over plans to carry out a terrorist attack at a festival in the town of Eisenhuttenstadt. Explosives have been found in the suspect’s apartment, local media say, citing police. | |
| Police have also found materials linked to Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) as the search of the suspect’s apartment continues, German media report. According to news agency DPA, the suspect had a Salafist background and was under police supervision. | |
| The suspect reportedly planned to set off an improvised explosive device filled with nails at a festival in Eisenhuttenstadt that was due to take place on August 26-28. | |
| Eisenhuttenstadt is a town with 30,000 inhabitants located on the German border with Poland, 120km from Berlin. It also hosts the central refugee reception center in the German region of Brandenburg. |