Police search for harmful substances in the German city of Castrop-Rauxel. Photo: dpa
Germany detains Iranian suspected of planning ‘Islamist-motivated’ cyanide, ricin attack
- A 32-year-old was taken into custody, suspected of endangering life ‘by allegedly procuring cyanide, ricin to commit an Islamist-motivated attack’
- Arrest was in city of Castrop-Rauxel in nation’s most populous state; there’s no antidote to ricin, which can kill from exposure to an amount as small as a pinhead
Police search for harmful substances in the German city of Castrop-Rauxel. Photo: dpa