German police have detained a 22-year-old Syrian man suspected of preparing a bomb attack following a nationwide hunt.
Police in the eastern state of Saxony tweeted on Monday that Jaber Albakr was detained overnight in Leipzig.
Albakr, from the Damascus area of Syria, escaped the authorities on Saturday during a raid of his apartment in nearby Chemnitz.
Investigators said they found "several hundred grams" of a volatile explosive hidden there.
The raid came after Saxony police were given a tip from Germany's domestic intelligence service that Albakr may be planning an attack.
German media has reported that Albakr is believed to be connected to Islamic extremist groups.
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