German police detain 4 on Yom Kippur for alleged synagogue threat

• The 2019 attack is considered one of the worst anti-Semitic assaults in the country’s post-war history, AP notes.

Driving the news: Foreign intelligence services tipped off German security officials about the threat, AP reported, citing Der Spiegel.

• A 16-year-old — one of the four people detained — allegedly said in an online chat that he was planning to attack a synagogue with explosives.
• The police also searched several homes in Hagen before detaining four, per AP.
• A service planned for Wednesday night at the synagogue in Hagen was canceled due to the threat.

What they're saying: "It is intolerable that Jews are again exposed to such a horrible threat and that they cannot celebrate the start of their highest holiday, Yom Kippur, together," German Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said.