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Army Lt. Arrested On Suspicion Of Planning Attack

April 27 2017

Germany

Police in Germany have arrested an army officer suspected of planning an attack, say prosecutors, as reported by Reuters.

The 28-year-old lieutenant was arrested Wednesday in the Bavarian city of Offenbach, east of Frankfurt, said the prosecutor's office in Frankfurt.

The unnamed officer was said to have posed as a Syrian refugee.

Police in Germany, France and Austria searched 16 properties on Wednesday in connection to the investigation, said the office.

The suspect,...

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