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German Police Arrest 2 to Head Off Suspected Chemical Attack

by VOA News

   German police say they have arrested an Iranian man and one other
   person on suspicion that the two were about to conduct a deadly
   chemical attack, using cyanide and ricin.

   The alleged attack, officials said Sunday, was believed to be motivated
   by Islamic extremism.

   Police detained the two in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, which is about
   500 kilometers west of Berlin.

   Some information in this report came from The Associated Press.