Overview

• A 26-year-old Iranian man was apprehended at Hanover Airport while trying to travel to Syria to join ISIS.
• The suspect is accused of planning a serious act of violence and supporting a terrorist organization.
• Authorities allege that the man had sent a small sum of money to ISIS and researched attack planning online.
• The arrest was part of a larger operation, including raids on four locations in the Paderborn area of North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Investigations are ongoing against three individuals suspected of financially supporting ISIS.