BERLIN: German police said Monday they have arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting a jihadist bomb attack, after a massive manhunt lasting almost two days. “We’ve succeeded, really overjoyed: the terror suspect (Jaber) Albakr was arrested overnight in Leipzig,” police said on Twitter about the 22-year-old. Local media reported that the material was TATP, the homemade explosive that was used by jihadists in the Paris and Brussels attacks. He was finally caught after police learnt that he had sought help from two Syrians in Leipzig, Spiegel Online reported. Police subsequently arrested him in the early hours of Monday in the two Syrians’ apartment.

Source: Manila Times October 10, 2016 05:37 UTC