German investigators on January 9 searched two garages used by an Iranian man arrested on suspicion that he could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals. The 32-year-old suspect and his 25-year-old brother were detained late on January 7 in Castrop-Rauxel, in western Germany, following a tip from U.S. security officials. Authorities say the men are suspected of planning a serious attack motivated by Islamic extremism, for which at least one of them had allegedly sought to obtain the potent toxins cyanide and ricin. To read the original story by AP, click here.
Germany Garages Searched In Suspected Chemical Attack Plot By Two Iranian Brothers
A news crew's camera is seen outside a house in Castrop-Rauxel, western Germany, where police arrested one of two Iranian brothers on suspicion of "having prepared a serious act of violence threatening the security of the state."