Speaking during a news conference after talks in Niger's capital Niamey, Merkel lauded German police for the arrest and hinted her government could tighten security laws. "Germany is in the crosshairs of Islamist terror, just like France, Belgium or Britain," Mayer told television station n-tv. Michaelis said the explosives found in the Chemnitz flat were similar to those used in the Paris and Brussels attacks. A spokesman for the federal interior ministry said it was too soon to say whether Albakr was part of a larger network. (Additional reporting by Joseph Nasr and Michael Nienaber in Berlin and Andreas Rinke in Niamey; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

Source: The Star October 10, 2016 16:30 UTC