A 16-year-old Syrian refugee branded a 'serious threat' by
police, has gone on trial in Germany accused of planning a bombing inspired by
ISIS.
The youngster was arrested at an asylum shelter in the
western city of Cologne in September after refugee camp and local mosque
officials reported to police that he had been radicalised.
At the time police said his mobile phone showed he had been
in touch with an ISIS contact abroad, and had expressed willingness to carry
out an attack.
Online chat messages on the phone included 'concrete
instructions' for building an explosive device, prosecutors added.
Officers searching his accommodation discovered a battery
pack, 70 sewing needles and several butane gas cartridges - items that could be
used to prepare a bomb, DPA national news agency reported, citing the charge
sheet.
The trial at the district court in Cologne, scheduled to
last until March 20, is being held behind closed doors because the accused is a
legal minor.
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