Overview
- A judge ordered pretrial detention on allegations of preparing a serious state‑endangering offense involving a self-built explosive or incendiary device.
- Raids at three addresses in Neukölln and Köpenick seized components and electronic media, with special operations units participating.
- Prosecutors say the suspect repeatedly shared Islamic State propaganda songs online, while no specific target has been confirmed and reports of a suicide attack remain unverified.
- Forensic teams are examining the suspect’s smartphone and other items to establish any timeline, intended location, and potential co-conspirators.
- Officials say the man, in Germany since 2023 with subsidiary protection, was not previously known to security services, and reporting points to a foreign intelligence tip that has renewed debate over deportations and counterterror powers.