A Syrian man accused of plotting a chemical attack on Israel and recruiting extremist terrorists to ISIS has been arrested in Berlin.

Hooded SEK (Special Deployment Commando) officers armed with assault rifles stormed a restaurant last Thursday and wrestled the man to the ground, while riot police secured the road with submachine guns.

The 21-year-old was originally wanted for an assault that took place on April 14 in the Wittenau area of Berlin.

Armed officers and riot police with submachine guns arrived at the restaurant on the well-known Sonnenallee in Berlin's Neukölln district

The Syrian is said to have arrived some time ago with a fake passport from Libya, and intelligence services bugged his phone to obtain information

The man and accomplices are alleged to have seriously injured a man who owed the suspect 4000 euros, kicking him in the head and holding a knife to his neck, reported Bild.

Police finally tracked him down in a restaurant on the popular Sonnenallee in the district of Neukölln at around 6pm last Thursday. He remains in custody.

'The man was wanted by warrant for dangerous assault and coercion,' a police spokesman said. 'He is a great danger.'

A large contingent of armed officers, including riot police and the Special Deployment Commando, arrested the 21-year-old Syrian man in Berlin last Thursday

However according to the German website Bild, the assault is only half the story and the Syrian is also alleged to have planned a terrorist attack in Israel with chemical weapons.

In addition, he is said to have recruited fighters for an Islamist jihad ('Holy War').

According to BILD information, Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's Federal Intelligence Service received evidence some months ago from a foreign partner service regarding the man.

According to the German website Bild, the Syrian is alleged to have planned a terrorist attack in Israel with chemical weapons

The information was passed on to the Berlin security authorities, who intercepted the suspect's phones.

The Syrian is said to have arrived some time ago with a fake passport from Libya. A house search did not produce any clear evidence.

Martin Steltner, spokesman for the prosecutor, told Bild: 'We can neither confirm nor deny information on the preliminary investigation.'

The Berlin arrest comes days after two people were arrested in Copenhagen and charged with conspiracy to supply drones to ISIS with drones, which are increasing used by the terror group to carry out attacks in Iraq and Syria.

The two were arrested after Danish police and intelligence services carried out raids, the police said in a statement, without releasing their names.