German police hunt Syrian after explosives found in flat

AFP, CHEMNITZ, Germany: German police stepped up security at airports and train stations Sunday as they pressed a nationwide manhunt for a Syrian man suspected of plotting a bomb attack.
The suspect, Jaber Albakr, 22, has been on the run since police commandos stormed his flat on Saturday and found explosives which a bomb disposal squad later detonated in a controlled blast.
Police said the man, pictured wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, was “suspected of preparing a bomb attack”, adding on Sunday that they were following more than 80 possible leads.
Albakr may have “an Islamist motive”, police sources told AFP. German news agency DPA, citing security sources, said he was believed to have links to the Islamic State (IS) group.
In a posting on Twitter, police warned the public to be vigilant.

German police hunt Syrian after explosives found in flat

AFP, CHEMNITZ, Germany: German police stepped up security at airports and train stations Sunday as they pressed a nationwide manhunt for a Syrian man suspected of plotting a bomb attack. The suspect, Jaber Albakr, 22, has been on the run since police commandos stormed his flat on Saturday and found explosives which a bomb disposal squad later detonated in a controlled blast. Police said the man, pictured wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, was suspected of preparing a bomb attack, adding on Sunday that they were following more than 80 possible leads. Albakr may have an Islamist motive, police sources told AFP. German news agency DPA, citing security sources, said he was believed to have links to the Islamic State (IS) group. In a posting on Twitter, police warned the public to be vigilant.