Overview
- Police detained 36-year-old Mohammad S. at Berlin Brandenburg Airport late Friday after he arrived on a flight from Beirut.
- He was reportedly listed as wanted by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office.
- Federal prosecutors allege he is part of a Hamas unit of foreign operatives procuring firearms and ammunition for planned attacks in Europe.
- Investigators say he obtained about 300 live rounds for the group.
- The case is tied to earlier arrests in Berlin, London, and at entry from the Czech Republic, and he is expected to be taken to Karlsruhe to appear before a Federal Court of Justice investigating judge.