An 18-year-old ethnic Chechen has been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, German newspaper Bild reports.
German police confirm the Russian national was detained on Thursday and placed in investigative custody today, and that he is under investigation for planning an attack. They decline to comment further on the background and motive.
The Israeli Embassy could not be reached for comment outside of business hours, while state prosecutors and the Russian embassy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Bild says the investigation was the result of a tip-off from a foreign intelligence agency. It says the suspect was trying to leave the country via Berlin’s BER airport when he was detained.