Police in western Germany on Friday arrested a suspected Islamic extremist who they believe may have been planning an attack, The Associated Press reported.

The 32-year-old man, a German who was believed to have converted to Islam and become radicalized, was arrested Thursday evening in Essen. Hs name was not made public in line with German privacy rules.

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