German police detain Iranian suspected of chemical attack plot
German police have detained a 32-year-old Iranian citizen suspected of having acquired cyanide and ricin, deadly poisons, to carry out an attack "motivated by Islamists", authorities in western Germany said on Sunday.The suspect's residence in the city of Castrop-Rauxel was searched as part of the investigation, according to a joint press release from the Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office and the police of the cities of Recklinghausen and Müenster.“The suspect is suspected of preparing a serious act of violence that endangered the state by allegedly obtaining cyanide and ricin to commit an Islamist-motivated attack,” the statement said.That, police said, carries a…
