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| Syrian refugee helps German police capture man suspected of planning terror attack on Chemnitz airport | |
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| A Syrian national has aided German police in catching a suspect believed to be planning an attack on Chemnitz airport. | A Syrian national has aided German police in catching a suspect believed to be planning an attack on Chemnitz airport. |
| Authorities found Jaber al-Bakr, a Syrian refugee, tied up in an apartment in Leipzig after his fellow countryman invited him in. | Authorities found Jaber al-Bakr, a Syrian refugee, tied up in an apartment in Leipzig after his fellow countryman invited him in. |
| Al-Bakr apparently met the Syrian, who had heard police were searching for him, at Leipzig Central Station. | Al-Bakr apparently met the Syrian, who had heard police were searching for him, at Leipzig Central Station. |
| The police had been looking for al-Bakr, who had been on the run for three days, after raiding a flat in Chemnitz and finding several hundred grams of “highly volatile” explosives, The Guardian reported. | The police had been looking for al-Bakr, who had been on the run for three days, after raiding a flat in Chemnitz and finding several hundred grams of “highly volatile” explosives, The Guardian reported. |
| Three others, who are thought to be linked to the potential bomb plot, have also been arrested. | Three others, who are thought to be linked to the potential bomb plot, have also been arrested. |
| The explosives were destroyed by bomb squad experts in a controlled detonation. | The explosives were destroyed by bomb squad experts in a controlled detonation. |
| More than one million asylum seekers arrived in Germany in 2015 when Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the country’s border to help those feeling Syria’s civil war. | More than one million asylum seekers arrived in Germany in 2015 when Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the country’s border to help those feeling Syria’s civil war. |
| The policy has received criticism from right-wing and anti-immigration groups. These organisations have gained increasing popularity in Germany amid concerns over terrorism and mass sexual assaults in the country. | The policy has received criticism from right-wing and anti-immigration groups. These organisations have gained increasing popularity in Germany amid concerns over terrorism and mass sexual assaults in the country. |