Berlin - German prosecutors said on Friday that they have launched an investigation into claims that an Algerian man warned Syrian asylum seekers last week of an impending terrorist attack on Paris.
Police detained the 39-year-old Algerian on Saturday following allegations that he told several Syrians at a refugee shelter in the western German town of Arnsberg about what would happen in the French capital several days before Friday’s deadly attacks, a police spokesman said.
Federal prosecutors have now taken over the case from investigators in Arnsberg, which is located near the city of Karlsruhe, to establish whether the claims that the man had prior knowledge of the attacks are credible.
DPA