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| German police detain fugitive terror suspect | German police detain fugitive terror suspect |
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| German police say they have captured a suspect believed to be planning a bomb attack. | German police say they have captured a suspect believed to be planning a bomb attack. |
| "Tired but overjoyed: we captured the terror suspect last night in Leipzig," the police said in a tweet. | "Tired but overjoyed: we captured the terror suspect last night in Leipzig," the police said in a tweet. |
| The police had been looking for the suspect, Syrian refugee Jaber al-Bakr, after raiding a flat in the nearby city of Chemnitz on Saturday. | The police had been looking for the suspect, Syrian refugee Jaber al-Bakr, after raiding a flat in the nearby city of Chemnitz on Saturday. |
| Several hundred grams of "highly volatile" explosives were found at the property, investigators said. | Several hundred grams of "highly volatile" explosives were found at the property, investigators said. |
| About 100 people were evacuated from the block of flats as the explosives were moved for a controlled detonation. | About 100 people were evacuated from the block of flats as the explosives were moved for a controlled detonation. |
| The explosives are allegedly similar to the ones used in the Paris and Brussels attacks. Media reports indicate Mr al-Bakr may have been planning to target an airport in Berlin. | |
| Two people in contact with Mr al-Bakr were then detained at Chemnitz railway station and another person was held near the flat in the Fritz-Heckert neighbourhood. | Two people in contact with Mr al-Bakr were then detained at Chemnitz railway station and another person was held near the flat in the Fritz-Heckert neighbourhood. |
| Saxony police released pictures of Damascus-born Mr al-Bakr wearing a hooded sweatshirt, but have not commented on his motive. | |
| BBC News Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill says the incident will put pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to reassure a nervous German electorate that her refugee policy has not endangered the country. |