The cooperation between German and U.S. officials was key to foiling the possible bomb attacks planned by militant Islamists, local reports said Friday.
U.S. officials alerted German authorities over a year ago after they intercepted suspicious e-mails from Pakistan where the main suspects arrested Tuesday in Germany had been trained by terrorists, Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said in a report.
The German authorities used the the Internet I.P. addresses given by the U.S. colleagues to locate the computers and the potential terrorists, said the report.
The Federal Prosecutor's Office said the three arrested, two German converts to Islam and a Turk, appeared to be connected with a Sunni group named the Islamic Jihad Union which may be linked to al-Qaida.
German police said the attacks could be "massive" if being carried out.
Frankfurt International Airport was among the targets the suspects were planning to attack, said the police.
The suspects were also reportedly targeting U.S. sites including military bases, pubs and restaurants.
Source: Xinhua
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