In Germany, a teenager was arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack

In Germany in the district of Mainz-Bingen criminal inspection arrested a minor on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act against the state. This was reported on November 28 by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Koblenz district of the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state on its website.

According to investigators, the alleged perpetrator planned to carry out an attack with an improvised explosive device "for Islamist reasons".

As noted, the suspect, preliminary, intended to carry out the attack with the help of an improvised explosive device. It is noted that the instructions for the construction of bombs and explosive devices, the suspect received in the Network.

"During the search was found additional utensils, which gave reason to suspect that it was intended for the manufacture of the ignition mechanism", - indicated the agency.

A criminal case has been opened on suspicion of "preparing a violent crime that poses a threat to national security." At the moment, the suspect is in custody.

Earlier, in late October, Berlin police found explosives in a bag left by an unknown man in the subway. The bag with an explosive substance was thrown by its owner while escaping from police officers who were trying to search the man at the Neukölln subway station. Experts later determined that the escapee intended to carry a bottle of explosives into the subway, which is often used by Islamic radicals to commit terrorist acts. German sappers detonated the substance in a specially prepared place.

The same month in Germany, a 32-year-old man attacked passers-by with a knife. Four people were injured of varying degrees of severity. Among the injured were three men aged 18, 66 and 73, as well as a 48-year-old woman. People were hospitalized by several ambulances and a rescue helicopter. The attacker was detained and questioned at the local police station. According to the publication, he had not previously been prosecuted for offenses and was not tried.