From correspondents in Berlin, Germany, 04:00 PM IST

German police stormed an Amsterdam-bound plane at Cologne-Bonn Airport Friday and arrested two suspected terrorists, a police spokesman said.

The spokesman said a Somali man aged 23 and a 24-year-old German born in Somalia were escorted off the KLM flight at 6:55 am (0455 GMT).

The two men had been under observation for several months. A search of their apartment had turned up farewell letters in which they declared their readiness to die in a jihad or holy war, the police spokesman said.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)