Investigators make the chilling declaration as they warned members of the public to "be careful" following the police raid on a home in the east of the country.
Jaber Albakr
Jaber Albakr, a 22-year-old Syrian national, was last seen in the city of Chemnitz wearing a black hooded top with a bright pattern on the front.The suspect was not in the home but four explosives were and police are now appealing for people to get in contact if they see Albakr and as well getting information about the suspect planning to blow up an airport.
"The search for the suspect is ongoing," Saxony state police tweeted.
"At the moment, however, we do not know where he is and what he is carrying with him. Be careful."
One of the suspect being taken away by the German Police
Some three suspects said to be resemblance of Alkakr have been arrested by the German police
"Questioning (of the detainees) is continuing. The results are still to come," said Tom Bernhardt, spokesman for the Saxony state criminal investigation office.
Albakr resident with police officers in search
More than 9 dozes of police officers including specialist commandos combed a residential area in Chemnitz looking for Albakr.The police deployment followed a tip-off from the domestic intelligence service, though the "where, when, how and why" of the planned attack remained unclear, said Bernhardt.
It is not known if he is armed or has explosives on him.
Dozens of officers are seen walking around housing estate in search and taking residents to a safer places immediately when the information came to police.
He added: "Major road closers and evacuations are necessary.
"We have a static threat situation in the Fritz Heckert district and have deployed a large task-force on the ground."
"The explosion heard was an access measure of the police. A relevant person could not be found."
The force tweeted: "At the moment we have a static threat situation in the Fritz-Heckert area in Chemnitz, C0810 and with strong forces on the ground."
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