Overview
- Police arrested the suspect on Saturday in Berlin-Neukölln and searched three addresses in Neukölln and Köpenick, seizing device components and electronic storage media with special forces involved.
- Prosecutors accuse him of preparing a serious state‑endangering violent act and disseminating Islamic State propaganda by posting jihadist battle songs on a social platform.
- An investigative judge issued an arrest warrant on Sunday, and the suspect is now in pre‑trial detention while anti‑terror authorities lead the case.
- Officials say the intended target and the degree of planning remain unclear, and they cautioned that reports about a Christmas‑market target or a suicide attack are speculative.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the terror threat level in Germany remains high and praised the timely intervention, as opposition figures renewed calls for stricter deportation policies and reviews of protection status.