2007 German terror suspects to be charged

Germany's federal prosecutor is preparing to bring charges against three men suspected of plotting massive bombing attacks that were thwarted by authorities in 2007.

Frank Wallenta, a spokesman for federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe, said Saturday that charges would be pressed "in the coming days," Confirming reports in Der Spiegel and Focus weeklies. The suspects, Fritz Martin Gelowicz - described as the leader of an Islamic Jihad Union terror cell in Germany - Daniel Martin Schneider and Adem Yilmaz, have been jailed since police arrested them Sept. 4, 2007 on suspicion of

plotting to bomb targets that included places frequented by US citizens. (AP)