Islamic State cell plotted attacks on U.S. bases in Germany, prosecutors say

BERLIN — Authorities in Germany on Wednesday arrested four suspected members of an Islamic State cell accused of plotting attacks on U.S. military bases in the country.

The Tajik nationals were detained in early morning raids in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the public prosecutor said in a statement. A fifth suspected member of the cell, identified as Ravsan B., was arrested a year earlier, the statement said.