Overview
- A special operations unit carried out the Saturday arrest in Neukölln on the public prosecutor’s orders.
- Prosecutors accuse the suspect of preparing a serious state‑endangering offense and say the plan was jihadist‑motivated.
- The suspect was to appear before a magistrate on Sunday for a decision on a formal detention order.
- Investigators searched homes in Neukölln and Köpenick and reportedly seized items usable for explosive devices.
- The intended target remains unspecified beyond within Germany, with authorities also examining reported Islamic State propaganda activity and unconfirmed press claims about the suspect’s background.