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Germany nabs Lebanese man suspected of plotting terror attacks in Europe for Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
German police arrested a Lebanese national on Friday evening on suspicion of being a Hamas member who planned terror attacks in Europe, according to an official press release.
The man, identified by German authorities as Mohammad S, was arrested at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport after arriving from Beirut.
Federal prosecutors said he is suspected of having helped procure 300 rounds of ammunition in August last year, in coordination with one of three men arrested in Germany in October on suspicion of being foreign operatives for Hamas, preparing to attack Jewish or Israeli targets inside the country.
He is due to be brought before a federal judge, who will decide whether he will be held in pretrial detention.
The Times of Israel Community.