Breaking news out of Mutterstadt, Germany (near Frankfurt):
Just in: German security forces arrest a “high ranking” member of #ISIS – state Interior Ministry tells #CNN
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 9, 2016
BREAKING: Terror suspect detained in Mutterstadt, Germany. Ministry of interior describes suspect as a "high ranking member of ISIS"
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) August 9, 2016
"High ranking ISIS representative" apparently arrested in Germany after police got a hint from a German prison. https://t.co/zw0p3Kgeix
— Björn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) August 9, 2016
Translated as: “Arrest in Rhineland-Palatinate – alleged high representative of IS arrested http://bit.ly/2axHIV0 “
Festnahme in Rheinland-Pfalz – Mutmaßlicher hoher Repräsentant des IS verhaftet https://t.co/lRiW8vIoFK
— WELT News (@WELTnews) August 9, 2016
We’ll update this post once we learn more.