A Syrian man wanted for allegedly preparing a bombing attack in Germany was apprehended by three of his countrymen, who overpowered him, tied him up in their apartment, and then alerted police.  The arrest of Jaber Albakr on Monday night ended a near two-day nationwide search for the 22-year-old that German authorities launched after finding several kilograms of explosives and components hidden inside an apartment in the eastern city of Chemnitz on Saturday.  Albakr arrived in Germany amid a flood of 890,000 asylum seekers last year. Saxony criminal police chief Joerg Michaelis says that the three Syrians who captured him recognised the suspect from wanted posters police posted online as part of the manhunt.  After taking him to their apartment late Sunday night, two of the Syrians bound and held Albakr while the third brought a photo of Albakr to a local police station, leading to the arrest early Monday, Michaelis said.  Prosecutors and police said on Monday they considered Albakr an extremist with likely links to the Islamic State group. Germany's domestic intelligence agency had been watching him since September and alerted Saxony authorities about his alleged possible plot on Friday, authorities said.  When police raided the apartment in the city of Chemnitz where he was thought to be staying on Saturday, Albakr was able to flee. Inside the apartment they found 1.5kgs "extremely dangerous explosives'' and components, according to federal prosecutors.  Michaelis said at this stage of the investigation "the behaviour and actions of the suspect currently speak for an IS context.'' He didn't elaborate.  A security official said there was no indication yet that Albakr was being directed by the Islamic State group, but investigators are still checking evidence.  Police said it was not clear when and how the suspect met up with his three countrymen in Leipzig, about 80kms from Chemnitz, or if they already knew him.  They would not release any further information about the three Syrians who apprehended Albakr. If the signs of his having an extremist background were substantiated, "the people who gave the tip are of course in danger,'' the police chief said.  German prosecutors say they they had no indications that an attack target had been chosen.  But Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of the domestic intelligence agency, later told ARD public broadcaster their investigations suggest the suspect had "an eye on the Berlin airports'' as potential targets.
Germany intelligence services believe a Syrian suspected of planning an attack had Berlin airport as a possible terror target.