22-year-old Syrian came to Germany during 2015 migrant surge <br /><br /> Police were tipped off by Syrians holding suspect <br /><br /> Explosives had been found in Chemnitz flat <br /><br /> Suggests plan for Islamist militant attack – prosecutor <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> A man suspected of planning a major terrorist attack in Germany has appeared in court in Dresden.<br /><br /> Police in the state of Saxony say Jaber al-Bakr was detained in a flat in the eastern city of Leipzig in the early hours of Monday.<br /><br /> Officers say they found the 22-year-old, who is originally from Damascus, tied up at an address in the Paunsdorf area of the city, after a tip-off in the early hours.<br /><br /> They had been looking for him since a raid on an apartment in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Saturday.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> NEWS: Tired but overjoyed: we captured the terror suspect last night in Leipzig❗️— Polizei Sachsen (@PolizeiSachsen) October 10, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> How it happened<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Without citing a source, Spiegel Online reported that police captured Albakr after a tip-off from another Syrian living in Leipzig.<br /><br /> Albakr reportedly approached the man at Leipzig train station and asked if he could sleep at his home.<br /><br /> The man agreed but later called the police.<br /><br /> Albakr was arrested at 0042 local time on Monday.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> [LIVE] Chief of Saxony Police: “Fellow nationals” of #Leipzig terror suspect apprehended him https://t.co/uKUtTzQXsS— euronews (@euronews) October 10, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Two-day operation<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The alarm was initially raised after explosives were found in a flat in the eastern town of Chemnitz on Saturday.<br /><br /> Officers say they uncovered a detonator, explosives and a kilo of chemicals.<br /><br /> A controlled explosion was carried out.<br /><br /> Police had been looking for the 22-year-old Syrian refugee in connection with the discovery.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Jaber al-Bakr<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> Syrian national <br /><br /> 22 years old <br /><br /> Came to Germany in February 2015 <br /><br /> Granted asylum in November <br /><br /> Media reports say police acted on a tip-off from the local Syrian community <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Bad news for Angela Merkel?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Reports that a refugee was allegedly planning a bomb attack will prove unwelcome news for the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.<br /><br /> Her conservatives have lost support to the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) over her “open-door” migration policy.<br /><br /> Merkel said last month she wished she could “turn back the time by many, many years” to better prepare for last year’s influx of almost one million migrants.<br /><br /> She has yet to say whether she will seek a fourth term as chancellor in elections next year.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What they are saying<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> “The overall picture of the investigation, in particular the amount of explosive found, suggests that the person was planning to carry out an Islamist-motivated attack,” – spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.<br /><br /> “Germany is in the crosshairs of Islamist terror, just like France, Belgium or Britain. The threat is still high, though there are no concrete indications of
