Berlin: German police have conducted a number of anti-terrorism raids across the central state of Hesse on Wednesday, authorities have confirmed.
Fifty-four properties were raided by police in the early morning, according to Frankfurt's state prosecutor.
Sixteen people were targeted in the raids. The main suspect was a 36-year-old man who allegedly worked as a recruiter and trafficker for the ISIS organization, the (dpa) reported.
A spokesman for state police said that the suspects had not yet nominated a possible target for a terror attack, as planning was in the early stages.
On Tuesday, three men were also arrested during police raids in the German capital Berlin on terrorism-related charges, police said.
The arrests came as part of an investigation into a possible "serious act of violence against the state".
