October 13, 2016 6:47 AM

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Syrian bomb plotter commits suicide in German police custody

In Germany, a Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has committed suicide in a detention centre in Leipzig.<br/><br/> Justice Ministry for the state of Saxony said, Jaber al-Bakr was found dead and an investigation had been launched. Albakr was arrested on Monday after two Syrians tied up the suspect in their flat in Leipzig and alerted police. German police had been watching him for months, but failed to arrest him when they raided his flat on Saturday. <br/><br/>According to media reports, since his arrest, Jaber al-Bakr, had been on hunger strike and was under round-the-clock surveillance.

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