Turkey confirms arrest of suspected al-Qaida member wanted in Germany
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkish police have arrested a suspected al-Qaida member accused of being part of a plot to carry out massive bombings against US-related targets in Germany, German and Turkish authorities said Wednesday.
Attila Selek, a 22-year-old German national, was arrested Tuesday in the central Anatolian city of Konya on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and preparing to carry out bomb attacks.
He was arrested on a German warrant and Berlin has asked for his extradition, said Sonja Heine, a spokeswoman for the German Federal Prosecutor's Office.
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