Overview
- Police say a 21-year-old Dutch national was arrested in Rotterdam and is now in pretrial detention in the Netherlands awaiting extradition to Germany.
- Investigators allege the suspect gave the explosive device to a previously identified 18-year-old and drove that man to the LFDY shop on Ehrenstraße where a detonation broke the shop windows in September 2024.
- Authorities report that alleged attack clothing was seized from both the 18-year-old during searches in April 2025 and from the 21-year-old after his September 2026 arrest in Rotterdam.
- Cologne prosecutors and police describe the shop explosion as part of a series of bombings linked by investigators to the so-called Kölner Drogenkrieg, and the investigation remains active.
- Next steps include the Dutch pretrial process and a formal extradition to Germany, where prosecutors will decide charges and move toward trial based on the seized evidence and ongoing inquiries.