(AP) Albania has transferred to Germany a Tajik man accused of being part of a cell of the Islamic State group that allegedly planned to attack U.S. military facilities in Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The suspect, identified only as Komron B. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested on his arrival at Frankfurt airport on Monday, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Four other Tajiks were arrested in Germany in mid-April and their alleged leader was taken into custody in March 2019.
Prosecutors said Komron B. and the other suspects joined IS in January 2019 and founded a cell in Germany on the group’s instructions, initially intending to travel to Tajikistan and fight that country’s government.
