| The story as reported in Germany: |
"Dirka dirka jihad!"The suspect is believed to be a refugee from Syria. Police said the man had given his age as 27 and had been living in Germany since 2015.
The as-yet-unnamed suspect reportedly planned to commit an attack on one of Berlin's two airports. Security authorities suspect that he acted on behalf of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
krazed killer militia.
He was tossed in the slammer
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
in an apartment in the Schoeneberg district and an investigation has begun.
Police referred journalists to Germany's federal prosecutors for further information. Federal prosecutors, who handle most terrorism-related cases, did not name the man, but said he is suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group.
Berlin police tweeted approximately 40 minutes after the arrest: "Our state police forces #LKA have just arrested a man suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization."
According to the newspaper "Berliner Zeitung," the Syrian was arrested at about 21.00 (UTC 20.00). His apartment was also searched, police said.
Authorities have until the end of Thursday to bring him before a judge for a decision on whether they can continue holding him.
| Express adds the information presented in the indictment: |
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
a fake refugee suspected of scouting out sites in the capital Berlin for an Isis kaboom.
The 19-year-old Syrian immigrant was charged with supporting Islamic State.
Shaas al-M. is said by authorities to have fought for the gunnies in his homeland before leaving for Germany in the summer of last year.
As well as undertaking surveillance on potential targets in Berlin he is said to have recruited at least one man to fight for Islamic State in Syria.
Germany's top prosecutor said this is the first prosecution brought against an immigrant suspected of planning an attack.
Al-M is experienced in handling weapons, according to the prosecutor and for two years with Isis he served as a guard armed with a Kalashnikov rifle "during battles in and around the city of Deir ezZor," according to the indictment.
“He continued his IS activities after his arrival in Germany,” it went on.
“He scouted out potential attack targets during stays in Berlin and he helped send at least one person as a fighter to Syria. In addition, he made himself available as a contact person for potential attackers in Germany and signalled his fundamental readiness to commit an attack in Germany.”