BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have arrested a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to hold out an explosives assault motivated by Islamic extremism, officers mentioned Tuesday.

Federal police mentioned officers arrested the 28-year-old man early Tuesday within the northern metropolis of Hamburg based mostly on a court-issued warrant for suspected terrorism financing offenses.

Investigators say the person is suspected of attempting to acquire substances on-line that will have allowed him to fabricate an explosive belt “in order to carry out an attack against civilian targets.”

Police say the person was inspired and supported in his motion by his 24-year-old brother, who lives within the southern city of Kempten. German information company dpa reported that the youthful man was additionally detained.

The brothers, whose names weren’t instantly launched, had been described by federal police as being motivated by “radical Islamist and jihadist” views.

Authorities mentioned that they had no info indicating a concrete goal for the deliberate assault.

Police searched properties in Hamburg and Kempten, seizing giant quantities of proof together with chemical substances, officers mentioned. Some 250 officers had been concerned within the operation.

Germany’s prime safety official thanked police, saying their actions “have prevented possible Islamist attack plans.”

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser mentioned the case confirmed that the hazard of Islamic extremism remained excessive and pledged that German safety companies would proceed to take all details about such threats severely.

“Germany remains a direct target of Islamist terrorist organizations,” she mentioned. “Islamist-motivated lone perpetrators are another significant threat.”

In a separate case, authorities in western Germany mentioned Tuesday that they're investigating a attainable extremist motive in an assault at a fitness center in Duisburg final week. A 26-year-old Syrian was arrested days after the assault, during which 4 males had been severely wounded and certainly one of them stays in life-threatening situation.

Duesseldorf prosecutors mentioned a evaluate of the suspect’s cellphone indicated that “there may have been an Islamist motive” behind the assault, however declined to elaborate. The man is presently being held on suspicion of tried homicide and different offenses.

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