Suspected Islamists detained in Germany over Swedish attack plan
Two suspected Islamists in the German state of Thuringia have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack with firearms near the Swedish parliament.
A spokeswoman for the German prosecutors’ office disclosed this on Tuesday.
The two Afghan nationals were detained near the city of Gera.
The spokeswoman said the pair were alleged to have received instructions from an offshoot of the Islamic State terrorist group.
The announcement came from Germany’s federal prosecutors’ office in Karlsruhe, which acts on the government’s behalf.
