Prosecutor: Tunisian allegedly made ricin for German attack
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}German prosecutors say they've thwarted an Islamic extremist plot to launch an attack with the deadly toxin ricin.
Federal prosecutors said Thursday a 29-year-old Tunisian, identified only as Sief Allah H., who was arrested Wednesday, started procuring material online including seeds needed for the creation of ricin in mid-May.
They say he succeeded in creating the toxin this month and investigators found it in a search of his Cologne apartment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}They're still investigating exactly how the suspect planned to use the toxin, but said he was working on an attack in Germany.
Prosecutors say they currently have no evidence of a connection with any extremist organization.
They didn't immediately comment on a Bild newspaper report that American intelligence tipped off German investigators.