German police arrest man in chemical attack plot

Investigators in protectives suits at the scene in Castrop-Rauxel (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)

Authorities in western Germany have arrested an Iranian man on suspicion of planning an attack with deadly chemicals.

Police and prosecutors said early on Sunday that the 32-year-old and another person were detained in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, north-west of Dortmund.