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| Manhunt for Chemnitz ‘bomb plot’ suspect: German police looking for 22-yo Syrian | Manhunt for Chemnitz ‘bomb plot’ suspect: German police looking for 22-yo Syrian |
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| German police launched a large-scale search operation after traces of explosives were found in an apartment in the city of Chemnitz. The suspect is still at large. | German police launched a large-scale search operation after traces of explosives were found in an apartment in the city of Chemnitz. The suspect is still at large. |
| Saxony police discovered “highly sensitive explosives” in the apartment of the suspected blast plotter, according to their official Twitter. | |
| A large scale security operation was launched after police received intelligence about a terror plot being planned in the city on Friday night, according to police. | |
| Authorities are now looking for the suspect – a Syrian national named Jaber Albakr, aged 22. They released a photo of a dark-haired man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and said he was last seen wearing similar clothes. | |
| “We have to assume that the person is dangerous,” an official representative of the Saxony police, Tom Bernhardt, said in a statement on Saturday. | |
| The spokesman said it is yet unclear whether the wanted man had come to Germany as a refugee. | The spokesman said it is yet unclear whether the wanted man had come to Germany as a refugee. |
| The suspect is believed to be connected to Islamic extremist groups, according to dpa news agency's security sources. But police only confirmed he was "known"' to German intelligence. | |
| Chemnitz’s central train station was temporarily closed for the manhunt. Two people were detained, and their luggage is being examined, police said. | |
| A third person was detained in the city center, according to the police spokesman. | |
| All of them are believed to be either accomplices or acquaintances of Jaber Albakr. Their identities are yet to be determined. | |
| The initial operation in the Fritz Heckert district was wrapped up, but now police say they need to evacuate more people as a precaution. | |
| Earlier police reported "a static threat situation in the Fritz Heckert district" and deployed a large task force on the ground. | |
| Police say the possible blast was averted; force apparently was used to enter the suspicious apartment. | Police say the possible blast was averted; force apparently was used to enter the suspicious apartment. |
| "The explosion heard was an access measure by the police. A relevant person could not be found," law enforcers tweeted amidst the operation. | "The explosion heard was an access measure by the police. A relevant person could not be found," law enforcers tweeted amidst the operation. |
| Local media said at least one building was evacuated and that police arrived in scores armed with machine guns. | Local media said at least one building was evacuated and that police arrived in scores armed with machine guns. |
| Chemnitz is the third-largest city in Saxony. | Chemnitz is the third-largest city in Saxony. |
| The state in eastern Germany has been the target for a number of explosions. Two improvised bombs went off in the city of Dresden less than two weeks ago that targeted a mosque and an international conference center. No one was injured, according to police, although the mosque was severely damaged. | The state in eastern Germany has been the target for a number of explosions. Two improvised bombs went off in the city of Dresden less than two weeks ago that targeted a mosque and an international conference center. No one was injured, according to police, although the mosque was severely damaged. |
| READ MORE: Aiding terrorist group: German court convicts men who sent Ahrar Al-Sham $145,000 in supplies | READ MORE: Aiding terrorist group: German court convicts men who sent Ahrar Al-Sham $145,000 in supplies |
| Police have raided several towns across Saxony looking for alleged Islamists suspected of planning terror attacks in recent months. | Police have raided several towns across Saxony looking for alleged Islamists suspected of planning terror attacks in recent months. |