Federal Public Prosecutor's Office: Combat training planned with IS? 21-year-old in pre-trial detention
A young German allegedly wanted to be trained as an IS fighter in Somalia and Pakistan. He has now been transferred to Germany. What the Federal Prosecutor's Office is accusing him of.
A 21-year-old German man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of attempting to join the Islamic State (IS) abroad. He was extradited to Germany on Friday and a detention order was issued by the Federal Prosecutor's Office. The suspect allegedly travelled from Berlin to Ethiopia in January 2025 with the intention of joining IS in Somalia, but instead went to Pakistan, where he was arrested in February 2025.
The Federal Prosecutor's Office charges him with attempted membership of a terrorist organisation abroad and preparation of a serious violent act endangering the state.
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