German arrest

BERLIN —  A suspected Al Qaeda member accused of helping get equipment and money for the terrorist organization has been arrested in Germany, prosecutors said Saturday.

The 30-year-old German citizen, identified only as Sermet I., was arrested at Stuttgart airport Friday as he entered the country. A federal judge ordered him kept in custody pending possible charges.

The man is suspected of membership in a terrorist organization and three counts of violating export laws, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They did not say where the man flew in from or if he was a resident in Stuttgart.

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