(Deutsche Welle) A Libyan man with alleged ties to the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group was set to appear before Germany’s highest court on Sunday, charged with planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin.
The man was detained on Saturday in the town of Bernau in the state of Brandenburg, just outside the capital.
Prosecutors said he was planning to use firearms in the attack.
The suspect, named only as Omar A. in line with Germany’s strict privacy laws, was detained in a raid by a heavily armed police unit in a Berlin suburb on Saturday.
He was set to be brought before the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe later on Sunday when a judge will decide whether or not he should be held in custody during the investigation.
