Germany charges four alleged Islamists over attack plots

Berlin: German authorities today charged four alleged Islamist militants for plotting a failed bomb attack at a railway station and the murder of a far-right anti-Muslim activist. A suspect identified only as German national Marco G, 26, was accused of planting a self-made pipe bomb in a sports bag at the main train station of the western city of Bonn.

The bomb never exploded but sparked a major terrorism alert two weeks before Christmas 2012. "His plan was that a timer would trigger the explosion .. and kill as many people as possible," the national prosecution service said in a statement.