[2] Al-Bakr, who was described by the police as possibly "dangerous" and probably acting under Islamistic motivation,[3] was on the loose until he was caught in Leipzig on early morning of 10 October.

Chemnitz main station was partially on lockdown for four hours as well, as a red suitcase which belonged to two of the detained suspects was under investigation.

Subsequently, they published a warning to the public via their Twitter account saying that 'small-minded people spreading anger and pointless news are acting disrespectful considering the situation in Chemnitz'.

[6][7] According to terror expert Elmar Theveßen of German public ZDF broadcaster, the found explosive was TATP, which were also used in the November 2015 Paris attacks and the 2016 Brussels bombings.

[8] The 22-year old Jaber al-Bakr, also spelled Albakr, born 10 January 1994 in Sa'sa' near Damascus, Syria,[3] arrived as a refugee in Germany in 2015 according to French AFP agency whilst local newspapers report that he wasn't with the Landeskriminalamt contradicting the latter.

He had asked another Syrian man for a bed for the night at Leipzig main station, who didn't know initially who Al-Bakr was and took him to his flat.