A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has killed himself in police custody in Leipzig, the justice ministry for the state of Saxony said on Wednesday. The ministry said it would give more details at a news conference in Dresden on Thursday at 0900 GMT. Spiegel Online reported that al-Bakr had been under round-the-clock surveillance in police custody in Leipzig due to an acute risk of suicide and hunger strike. Al-Bakr was arrested on Monday after two Syrians tied up the suspect in their flat in Leipzig and alerted police. The manner of his arrest has raised questions about whether the police botched an attempt on Saturday to capture him, after which a two-day manhunt ensued.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2016 21:06 UTC