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Germany arrests Austrian terror linked to Islamic extremist

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KARLSRUHE, GERMANY - JANUARY 17: A general view of police at the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) to hear the court's verdict on whether to ban the far-right NPD (German National Democratic Party) political party on January 17, 2017 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The case was brought to the court by representatives of the German states (Bundeslaender) in December, 2015, with the argument that the NPD is a racist, anti-Semitic and anti-democratic party with an ideology very similar to the National Socialist Party (NSDAP) of Adolf Hitler and that is in violation of the German constitution. This is the second attempt by the states to ban the party after the first attempt failed in 2003. The NPD, which has been active in Germany since the 1960s, has in recent years lost ground to other parties, most notably the AfD, the Alternative fuer Deutschland, a populist party that has positioned itself to attract right-wing votes. (Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images)

arrested a 21-year-old man they believe is linked to Islamic extremist who has been planning a terror attack in the country, AFP reported.

The suspect was arrested in the west German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and thought to be plotting “a serious crime targeting the state.”

Austrian authorities said the man had been transferred to a Vienna prison on Sunday.

A spokesman for the Austrian interior ministry said the arrest “is linked” to that of a 17-year-old man who was arrested in Vienna on Friday, local media reported.

German police had searched the man’s flat because they suspected he was planning an attack targeting police and military. Several computers and mobile phones were taken from the home.

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