German authorities have arrested three men suspected of plotting “imminent “attacks on Frankfurt International Airport and a US military base. Prosecutors said they had arrested three suspected members of “an Islamic-motivated terrorist organization” for allegedly plotting attacks on one of Europe’s busiest airports and the nearby Ramstein Air Base, a key US and Nato hub.

The group has been under observation by German authorities for many months and all three men are considered “radical Islamists” with contacts to terror cells abroad. Two of the suspects held German citizenship while the third was Pakistani. The men are to be brought before a judge later today.

(Source: AP)