German Authorities Arrest Libyan Man Suspected of Planning ISIS Attack on Israeli Embassy

Germany’s chancellor is proposing stricter measures in response to recent deadly attacks by Islamist extremists.

Police officers escort a Libyan national with suspected ties to the extremist group Islamic State who was allegedly planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, in Karlsruhe, Germany, Oct. 20, 2024. Rene Priebe/dpa via AP

A suspected supporter of the ISIS terrorist group was arrested before he could carry out an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin, Germany authorities said.

The suspect, identified only as “Omar A.,” is a Libyan national accused of supporting ISIS’s ideology, the office of the Federal Prosecutor General, Germany’s equivalent of the Attorney General, said in a statement. He was detained on Oct. 19 in Bernau, a suburb of Berlin.