The Attorney General's Office is investigating suspected IS supporters

The Saxon public prosecutor's office is investigating a man who is said to have tried to join the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS). The accused was arrested in Dresden on Friday morning, said authority spokesman Patrick Pintaske. As part of the investigation, the police also searched a residential building in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg, and three other properties in Berlin.

The accused is accused of attempted membership in a terrorist organization abroad. The public prosecutor's office also accuses him of preparing a terrorist offense. It was said that there was never any specific danger to the population.

The man was taken into custody. His nationality is currently unclear. He was caught in his apartment in the Saxon capital.

The searches in Schwarzheide and Berlin were directed against third parties who were not themselves accused. The Saxon investigators were supported by the Brandenburg and Berlin police. The public prosecutor's office said special forces were also deployed. Technology, documents and cutting and stabbing weapons were seized during the raids.