German police arrest ISIS suspect

ISIS-related clashes with German police erupted in Hamburg last October. AP photo.

By RUDAW 3 hours ago

DUSSELDURF, Germany – German police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of links with Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Syria. 

Prosecutors say the man, who holds German citizenship, returned to Germany last November after a year-long stay with the jihadists in Syria. 

The suspect was arrested in a police raid Saturday evening at his apartment in the western city of Dinslaken. 

The suspect, identified as Nils D., travelled to Syria in October 2013 to join the militants, according to prosecutors. 

He has been known to the German police in the past for terrorism- related charges. 

German intelligence estimates around 550 of its citizens have been recruited by ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The German government has warned they will face charges upon returning to Germany.