Police conduct a search of a forest area just outside the town of Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany April 30, 2015. Police in southern Germany have prevented a planned Islamist attack, a German newspaper reported on Thursday, adding that a married couple had been arrested overnight after weapons and explosives were found in their home. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Police in Germany have thwarted a planned Islamist attack after detaining a couple with suspected Salafist militant links, one of whom was seen along the route of a popular May Day cycle race in Frankfurt, officials said on Thursday.
Public prosecutor Albrecht Schreiber said a search of their home had turned up an automatic assault weapon, 100 rounds of live ammunition, chemicals commonly used in preparing home-made bombs and a canister full of petrol.
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