Police and the public prosecutor’s office have arrested a young man in Detmold. He is alleged to have stolen chemicals from a school in order to build a bomb.
A 17-year-old from Detmold is said to have been planning an explosives attack. State security investigators arrested the teenager on Friday morning. According to broadcaster WDR, an arrest warrant has now been issued.
The alleged perpetrator is said to have broken into a school in Detmold the night before and stolen chemicals to make a bomb. Alerted police caught the 17-year-old after a short escape.
Further clues after search
During the search of his room, the investigators are said to have found sulphuric acid. The Detmold public prosecutor’s office is investigating on suspicion of preparing an explosion offence and grand theft.
In an initial interrogation, the teenager is said to have stated that he had wanted to blow up a building. According to “Der Spiegel”, the intention was not to kill people.
On Friday evening, the police and public prosecutor’s office announced in a joint press release that the teenager had allegedly broken into the school twice last weekend. The suspect had stolen chemicals from the chemistry rooms. The exact substances involved are not yet known.
According to information from the mag “Der Spiegel”, the youth was known to the police as an Islamist.
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