German police arrest three in hunt for Syrian refugee, 22, who was 'plotting Islamist bomb attack on airport' after finding explosives hidden in flat

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[h=1]On-the-run Syrian refugee, 22, at centre of massive manhunt over airport bomb attack plot 'had ISIS links' as residents are warned he may be armed[/h]

• Heavily-armed officers are surrounding a home in the town of Chemnitz
• Officers are dealing with a suspected bomb attack plot, police have said
• Polizei Sachsen's force scaled a block of flats and have set up barricades
• Saxony police said officers acted on some intelligence received last night
• A manhunt is underway for a 22-year-old Syrian national Jaber Albakr
• Albakr is suspected of plotting a bomb attack on an airport in Germany
• German media are reporting that Albakr had links with ISIS extremists
• He was under police surveillance and left Syria last year, reports have said
• Three men have been arrested in connection with the planned terror plot
• Police found several hundred grams of explosives an an apartment raid

By ALEX MATTHEWS and GARETH DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:32, 8 October 2016 | UPDATED: 18:50, 8 October 2016

 

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A Syrian refugee at the centre of a massive manhunt over an airport bomb attack plot in Germany has alleged links to ISIS.
Jaber Albakr, 22, from Damascus, is still at large after police raided an apartment on an estate in the eastern city of Chemnitz, and found quantities of explosives.
Three people have since been arrested in relation to the incident and two of the group in custody knew Albakr.
A third suspect is being questioned near the train station in the city, where a bomb disposal robot has removed a red suitcase from the platform.
German media are claiming that Albakr has links to ISIS extremists, although this is yet to be confirmed by the authorities.
It is understood that the Syrian had been under police surveillance since last year.

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The suspect has been named as Jaber Albakr - a Syrian who was under surveillance by the Federal Office for Constitutional Protection in Cologne, say reports

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Officers are surrounding a home in Chemnitz and the force tweeted: 'At the moment we have a static threat situation in the Fritz-Heckert area in Chemnitz, C0810 and with strong forces on the ground.'

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Police officers in Chemnitz, Germany, 8 October 2016. A large-scale police operation is underway in response to a possible bomb attack in an area of Chemnitz

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Policemen arrest a person at a residential area in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, it is not yet clear if this man is Albakr

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A remote controlled robot for bomb disposal lifts a suitcase standing on a platform of the train station in Chemnitz, eastern Germany

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A man is taken to a vehicle. German police say two people have been arrested but haven't confirmed who they are and what role they played in the planned terror assault

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Albakr is a 22-year-old who was born in Damascus and is suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a German airport

 

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It has been reported that the explosives found contained quantities of triacetone triperoxide (TATP), the same devastating substance used by the suicide bombers in Paris, during attacks in November 2015.
Saxony police spokesman Tom Bernhardt told reporters the explosives were found by investigators who combed carefully through the apartment, which was raided at midday.
He said: 'They were not just lying out on the kitchen table, they were relatively well hidden.'
About 100 people were evacuated from the five-story apartment building as the bomb squad worked to remove the explosives, which were not considered stable enough to move far.
Bernhardt said the 'highly volatile' explosives were to be either destroyed on the spot in controlled detonations or otherwise neutralized.


Albakr is suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a German airport, according to Online Focus.
It is understood he entered Germany last year with refugees from Syria.
Residents have been ordered to remain indoors as large-scale closures and evacuations take place in the city and the suspect remains at large.
Pictures of an arrested man being taken away by police were released a few hours after the manhunt began.
Officers surrounded a home in the Fritz-Heckert area of Chemnitz and the force said it was dealing with a 'static threat'.
The police force, Polizei Sachsen, said they are currently involved in a large-scale operation in Chemnitz on suspicion of someone preparing a bomb attack.
It has been reported a controlled explosion was carried out at the flat raided by police.

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Pictured: A German police dog unit team up with specialist officers to search a housing estate in Chemnitz

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A squad of specialist police begin to sweap the estate as the hunt goes on for Albakr

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Pictured: A police officer surveys the scene as police carry out a search of an estate in Chemnitz

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German police posted this tweet saying: 'The detected explosive is to be blown on site. The reaction will be carried out in holes which have been excavated for this purpose'

They said the suspect had not been found and that major closures and evacuations would be necessary as he was dangerous.
A statement said: 'The search for the suspect is ongoing.
'Currently, however, we do not know where he is and what or what he carries with him.
'Be careful.'
The force added: 'Please stay within the enclosed area in your homes and observe the instructions of the police here and in the field.'
Video footage obtained by MailOnline shows an enormous police presence with officers directing traffic away from the scene.

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Police cordon off the perimeter of Chemnitz Central Station, eastern Germany

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Residents have been ordered to remain indoors as an officer guards the door of the flats

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Officials have yet to confirm the full details of the operation, but a local German journalist has tweeted to say the area is likely to be evacuated for what he called an 'explosive danger'

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Tom Bernhardt, spokesman for the state criminal police in Saxony, said officers had acted on intelligence it received last night and that their actions foiled a 'serious threat'. He added: 'We must assume that the person is dangerous.' (picture of the police statement)

Mr Bernhardt said officers had acted on intelligence it received last night and that their actions foiled a 'serious threat'.
He added: 'We must assume that the person is dangerous.'
Armed officers forced their way into a flat in the raid, causing a loud bang. Video footage obtained by MailOnline shows an enormous police presence with
Officials earlier said it would not speculate on claims they were dealing with a hostage situation.
They said: 'Please help the emergency services by avoiding the area.'

 

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Chemnitz, a city of more than 200,000 people, is in Germany's east, lying to the south of Berlin and Leipzig, not far from the border with the Czech Republic.

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Germany has been rocked by terror attacks this year, heaping pressure on chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door immigration policy.
A bloody week of violence that rocked Germany began on July 18 when Pakistani teenager Riaz Khan Ahmadzai, 17, posing as an Afghan refugee, hacked at passengers on a train in Wurzburg with an axe, wounding five.
He was shot dead by police.
Four days later mentally unstable German-Iranian teenager Ali Sonboly shot nine people dead during a rampage through a shopping centre in Munich before taking his own life.
Sonboly claimed he was taking revenge for being bullied at school with no political motive to the murderous rampage.

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The police force have tweeted to say it would not speculate on claims they were dealing with a hostage situation

 

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Two days later a Syrian refugee, 21, hacked a pregnant woman to death in Reutlingen and on the same night Daleel, 27, injured 12 people when he detonated a rucksack packed with metal shards and screws.
Daleel carried out the attack on behalf of the terror group ISIS and had planned to kill hundreds by detonating him bomb at an open-air music festival.
He was only thwarted after being turned away by security guard Pascal Bohm and instead detonated his rucksack bomb outside a wine bar.
Merkel embarks on a visit to three African countries on Sunday before hosting leaders from Chad and Nigeria for talks in Berlin, as she seeks ways to stem a migrant influx to Europe.

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German chancellor Angela Merkel embarks on a visit to three African countries on Sunday before hosting leaders from Chad and Nigeria for talks in Berlin, as she seeks ways to stem a migrant influx to Europe

Merkel will first travel to Mali and Niger before heading to Ethiopia where she is to visit the headquarters of the African Union in the capital, Addis Ababa.
Her talks with leaders of all three countries are to focus on migration issues and the battle against jihadist groups.
On Wednesday, a day after her return to Berlin, she will host Chadian President Idriss Deby.
She will cap off the week by meeting with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the African giant's battle against Boko Haram Islamists.
Drawing attention to Merkel's trip to Africa, Jordan's King Abdullah II commended the German leader for taking a 'holistic approach' to dealing with the migrant challenge.
'It's not just Syria and Iraq, it's north Africa, it's east and west Africa and here I want to commend the chancellor's role because there are very leaders in the world who look at the challenges we are facing... as a global problem,' he told journalists.
Merkel has also said that she wants the European Union and North African countries to do deals modelled on a controversial agreement with Turkey to curb migrant flows to Europe.
Under the EU-Turkey agreement, Ankara agreed to take back one Syrian who made it to Greece in return for being allowed to send one from its massive refugee camps to the bloc in a more orderly redistribution programme.
The deal also pledges billions of euros in EU aid for Turkey, visa-free European travel for Turkish citizens and accelerated EU membership talks.

Read more:

• Anti-Terror-Einsatz in Chemnitz: Schwer bewaffnete Polizisten sperren Wohngebiet ab - N24.de
• Großeinsatz in Chemnitz: Verdächtiger soll Anschlag auf deutschen Flughafen geplant haben - FOCUS Online

 

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