Syrian bomb plot suspect kills himself in German prison

A 22-year-old Syrian man arrested over a suspected Islamic extremist bomb plot has killed himself in a prison cell in Leipzig, according to Saxony's state justice ministry

Syrian bomb plot suspect kills himself in German prison
Wed, 12 Oct, 2016 - 23:37

A 22-year-old Syrian man arrested over a suspected Islamic extremist bomb plot has killed himself in a prison cell in Leipzig, according to Saxony's state justice ministry

Justice ministry spokesman Joerg Herold said that Jaber Albakr killed himself sometime in the evening, but that the incident was still being investigated.

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