Bomb plot Islamic suspects arrested

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Source: CCTV.com | 09-06-2007 09:40

Three suspected Islamic militants have been arrested on suspicion of plotting bomb attacks on US facilities in Germany. The three men had around 700 kilograms of hydrogen peroxide, which officials say can easily be combined with other material to make explosives.

Officials say the suspects arrested on Tuesday are two German converts to Islam, ages 22 and 28, and a 29-year-old Turk. They first came to the attention of authorities after being caught observing a US military facility near Frankfurt, at the end of 2006.

All three had undergone training at camps in Pakistan run by the Islamic Jihad Union and had formed a German cell of the group, which officials say was influenced by al-Qaida.

Federal Prosecutor Monika Harms says the suspects had an eye on places frequented by Americans in Germany, including discos, pubs and airports.