Albania transfers IS terror cell suspect to Germany

Albania has transferred to Germany a Tajik man accused of being part of a cell of Islamic State group that allegedly planned to attack U.S. military facilities in Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday.

suspect, identified only as Komron B. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested on his arrival at Frankfurt airport on Monday, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Four or Tajiks were arrested in Germany in mid-April and ir alleged leer was taken into custody in March 2019.

Prosecutors said Komron B. and or suspects joined IS in January 2019 and founded a cell in Germany on group's instructions, initially intending to travel to Tajikistan and fight that country's government. y n allegedly changed plans and decided to carry out attacks in Germany, eir on U.S. military facilities or on individuals — including an unidentified person living in Germany who y considered critical of Islam.

As part of ir efforts to raise money for ir plans and for IS, one of cell's members traveled to Albania to carry out a contract killing for $40,000 but plan failed, prosecutors said. He and ar suspect who h traveled with him n returned to Germany.

Komron B. was arrested in Albania on April 29.

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