A suspected member of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has been arrested in Germany, prosecutors said on Monday.
Prosecutors said the Lebanese man, identified only as Fadel Z. in line with German privacy laws, was detained on Sunday in the town of Salzgitter in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony.
The man was accused of procuring "components, particularly engines for the assembly of drones" that "were supposed to be exported to Lebanon and used in terrorist attacks on Israel."
Germany classifies Hezbollah as a "Shiite [Muslim] terrorist organization" and banned the group from carrying out activities on German territory in 2020.
Hezbollah's political wing is one of the major parties in the country's coalition government under Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
International leaders have voiced concerns that hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel could spark a broader regional conflict.
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