The suspect in the thwarted attack in Hagen has to appear before the judge.
However, he denies having planned it - although he found out about building bombs.
Hagen - custody for the teenager from Syria: In the case of the alleged plans to attack the synagogue in Hagen (North Rhine-Westphalia), the arrested 16-year-old must be in custody.
A judge confirmed on Friday evening in Hagen that there was an urgent suspicion against the young person.
The public prosecutor's office in Düsseldorf announced this.
The investigators had announced in the afternoon that there was an urgent suspicion against the youth and applied for an arrest warrant against the youth, who was brought before the judge.
The judge's decision indicates, however, that the investigators have more than a vague hint from a friendly secret service.
In fact, according to security circles, it should be the entire chat history of the 16-year-old with a suspected IS terrorist.
Hagen: Defense attorney expected acquittal
The 16-year-old's criminal defense attorney, Ihsan Tanyolu, had expected his client to be released soon in the morning. "There was no accusation that would justify it," he told the German press agency.
In fact, the investigators had not found any bomb components, let alone an explosive device - neither in the 16-year-old nor in the vicinity of the synagogue. So his plans are probably not very advanced. In addition, the state police had not noticed the family so far, so there was no evidence of Islamist activities.
Heavily armed police surrounded the church on Wednesday after indications of a possible threat to the synagogue in Hagen were received.
A hundred were on duty, the area around the building was cordoned off.
Unsuccessful attack in Hagen: The suspect learned to build a bomb via Telegram
The 16-year-old Syrian and three other people were provisionally arrested.
According to the investigators, the attack plans were allegedly Islamistically motivated.
The three people arrested during the search of the main suspect's home were released by the police on Thursday because there was no urgent suspicion.
According to the authorities, the investigation is being carried out in preparation for a serious act of violence that is dangerous to the state.
According to the
Kölner Stadtanzeiger, the
16-year-old denied
concrete attack plans in a first statement. Although he had a contact explain the construction of a bomb via the messenger service Telegram. However, he did not plan an attack on the Jewish house of God.
(cg with dpa)
