IS-TERROR: Prevented attack in Berlin! Suspected attacker a rejected asylum seeker!

IS-TERROR: Prevented attack in Berlin! Suspected attacker a rejected asylum seeker!
Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wagner sees the arrest for a planned attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin as a sign that the threat of Islamist terrorism remains high. “We must do everything we can to strengthen security in Berlin and Germany,” the CDU politician told the German Press Agency in Berlin.
The arrest shows “how tense the security situation in Germany is and how great the threat of Islamist terrorism is”. Wegner thanked the security authorities, who had worked very well together.
Interior Senator Iris Spranger expressed similar sentiments: “This arrest shows how great the threat of Islamist terrorism is,” Spranger (SPD) told the German Press Agency. “We will continue to take decisive action against terrorism, hatred, incitement, violence and anti-Semitism using all available constitutional means.” She emphasized that the protection of Jewish and Israeli lives has top priority.
The Libyan Omar A. was arrested on Saturday evening in Bernau near Berlin. According to the federal prosecutor's office, he had been planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin “since October 2024 at the latest”. He is accused of being a supporter of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), the authorities in Karlsruhe announced. He had been planning since October 2024 at the latest