▁in ▁Ludwig sh afen . ▁ ▁His ▁name ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁because ▁of ▁German ▁priv acy ▁laws ; ▁German ▁law ▁also ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁criminal ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁those ▁younger ▁than ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁suspect ▁had ▁cont empl ated ▁travel ing ▁to ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁and ▁trial ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁supp orter ▁was ▁sent enced ▁in ▁Vienna ▁to ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁inst ig ating ▁the ▁crime ▁and ▁for ▁planning ▁another ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁air base ▁in ▁Ram stein , ▁Germany ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁girl ▁married ▁to ▁him ▁under ▁Islam ic ▁law . ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁the ▁suspect ▁of ▁the ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁bomb ing , ▁now ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁old , ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁was ▁his ▁own ▁idea . ▁The ▁bomb ing ▁only ▁failed ▁because ▁the ▁f use ▁cord ▁was ▁ins u fficient . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁ ▁Ste ffen ▁Se i bert , ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁government , ▁said : ▁" This ▁is ▁certainly ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁sc ares ▁everyone ." ▁ ▁Peter ▁Alt ma ier , ▁The ▁German ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cell ery , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁authorities ▁were ▁" sens it ized ". ▁They ▁had ▁to ▁investigate ▁whether ▁the ▁child ▁was ▁radical ised ▁at ▁home ▁or ▁through