(AFP) German authorities on Monday extended the detention of two suspects over an alleged New Year’s plot to attack the cathedral in Cologne, which prompted heightened security at the site.
One suspect is a 25-year-old from Tajikistan who was arrested before Christmas, and the other a suspected accomplice detained on Sunday.
They can now be held for up to 14 more days for questioning, Cologne police said.
Three other suspects arrested on Sunday have been released.
According to media reports, the suspects allegedly wanted to carry out attacks for Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), an IS offshoot in Afghanistan, in Germany but also in Vienna or Madrid.
