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German police detain a man for allegedly planning an attack in Frankfurt

FRANKFURT (DPA/EP).

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German police detain a man for allegedly planning an attack in Frankfurt

FRANKFURT (DPA/EP)

German security forces have arrested a citizen of Moroccan origin at the Austrian border who was allegedly preparing a jihadist attack in the city of Frankfurt.

The 18-year-old suspect, who had spent much of his life in Germany, had tried to go to Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State, according to a joint note from the Police and the Prosecutor's Office.

Investigators have verified that he had already obtained instructions to manufacture explosive devices and was looking to get hold of an automatic weapon, with the aim of killing as many people as possible. He also seized Islamic State flags from his home.

The authorities had been tracking him since the summer of 2022, although he was not arrested until this Wednesday, shortly before reaching the border in the Passau area.