BERLIN (AP) — Three men have been charged in a case involving an alleged plot to attack a Jewish target in western Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The 25-year-old prime suspect, a German national whose name has not been released under local privacy rules, flew to Istanbul in April with the intention of continuing to Syria to join Islamic extremist fighters, they said. stated the Stuttgart prosecutor. The plan failed and he returned to Germany.

Together with an 18-year-old German-Turk, he then allegedly planned an attack on a Jewish establishment in Heidelberg or Mannheim. The pair also discussed being shot dead by police after such an attack and then released a video claim of responsibility with recriminations against German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his policy toward Israel, prosecutors said.

The purpose of the planned attack was to end cooperation between Germany and Israel, they added. Germany is a staunch ally of Israel.

The main suspect is already in custody accused of the attempted manslaughter of a German policeman during a raid in May linked to the alleged attack plot. He has now been charged with preparing a serious act of violence and conspiracy to commit murder

The 18-year-old, who is also in custody, was charged with being an accessory to the preparation of a serious act of violence and conspiracy to commit murder.

A second German, 25, is accused of driving the main suspect to Stuttgart airport, knowing the man’s plan was to try to travel to Syria. He was charged with being an accessory to the preparation of a serious act of violence.

The state court in Heilbronn will have to decide whether, and if so when, to take the case to trial.