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1st LD Writethru: Suspected IS terrorists arrested in Germany: media

Xinhua, June 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four men from Syria planned to launch a terrorist attack in Germany on behalf of the Islamic State(IS). Three of them were arrested on Thursday, German media Spiegel Online reported.

According to the report, the suspected terrorists attempted to attack the old town in the western German city of Dusseldorf. The fourth man is now being held in custody in France.

The IS plans to carry out terrorist operations against targets in Germany after the attacks in Paris and Brussels, according to the report.

According to German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, about 4,500 to 5,000 radicalised Europeans have moved to Syria and Iraq and became fighters.

"Around 810 people are from Germany," the minister was quoted as saying, adding if these people return to Germany, the danger is "obvious".

He called for European and international cooperation on the exchange of data on terrorists. Endit