Autopsy confirms bomb-plot suspect killed himself in German jail

An autopsy has confirmed that a 22-year-old Syrian man who was believed to have been plotting a bombing attack killed himself in his jail cell in Leipzig, German authorities say.

Autopsy confirms bomb-plot suspect killed himself in German jail
Fri, 14 Oct, 2016 - 12:37

An autopsy has confirmed that a 22-year-old Syrian man who was believed to have been plotting a bombing attack killed himself in his jail cell in Leipzig, German authorities say.

Leipzig prosecutor Ricardo Schulz told the dpa news agency the autopsy showed Jaber Albakr died after strangling himself with his T-shirt.

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