Monday, August 28, 2006

[Germany] Third suspect in failed bomb attack in Germany identified as Syrian / Globe & Mail [AP] 26 Aug 2006

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"A third suspect detained in a failed attempt to blow up two German trains is a Syrian national who researched plans for the bombings on the Internet. The Syrian, whose name was given only as Fadi A.S., 23, was detained in southern Germany on Friday — allegedly with a computer carrying the plans for the bombs which he and his alleged accomplices downloaded from the Internet. Chief Federal Prosecutor Monika Harms said she was “very cautious” about indications from Lebanon that the plot could be linked to al-Qaeda. “It is possible that these acts were carried out on the basis of convictions shared by al-Qaeda,” Ms. Harms said on ZDF television. “But it could be other connections.”