German authorities said Sunday that they have arrested a Libyan national with suspected ties to the extremist Islamic State group who was allegedly planning a firearms attack on the Israeli Embassy.

Police and other security forces detained the man on Saturday evening in Bernau, a town just outside of Berlin, and searched his home there, the Federal Prosecutor91裸聊视频檚 Office said in a statement.

The prosecutor91裸聊视频檚 office said the suspect was a Libyan national whom they identified only as Omar A.

91裸聊视频淗e intended to carry out a high-profile attack with firearms on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin,91裸聊视频� the statement said. In his planning, the statement added, 91裸聊视频渢he accused exchanged information with a member of IS in a messenger chat.91裸聊视频�

Security forces also searched the home of another person who is considered a witness and not a suspect, the prosecutor91裸聊视频檚 statement said.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that German security authorities 91裸聊视频渟truck in time to thwart possible plans to attack the Israeli Embassy in Berlin.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭his shows that protecting Jewish and Israeli institutions in our country is vital and of the utmost importance to us,91裸聊视频� she added.

The suspect brought on Sunday before an investigating judge at the country91裸聊视频檚 highest court, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe.

Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor thanked the German security authorities 91裸聊视频渇or ensuring the security of our embassy,91裸聊视频� German news agency dpa reported.

News of the case first came from the Bild newspaper, which reported that a heavily armed elite police unit stormed the suspect91裸聊视频檚 home in Bernau. It said German authorities acted after receiving a tipoff from an unspecified foreign intelligence agency.

91裸聊视频淲e are acting with the utmost vigilance and attention in view of the high threat posed by Islamist, antisemitic and anti-Israel violence,91裸聊视频� Faeser said.

According to Bild, the suspect is a 28-year-old who arrived in Germany in November 2022 and applied for asylum. Dpa reported that his asylum request was rejected.

Justice Minister Marco Buschmann also warned Sunday of a 91裸聊视频渧ery serious91裸聊视频� threat of Islamist terrorism in Germany. 91裸聊视频淚sraeli institutions are particularly often the target of terrorists,91裸聊视频� he told dpa.

A sharp increase in antisemitic incidents has been recorded in Germany since Hamas91裸聊视频� attack on Israeli on Oct. 7, 2023, which triggered the ongoing wars in the Middle East.