Germany bomb suspect Jaber al-Bakr found dead in cell

Police released pictures of the suspect after Saturday's raid on his flat (Getty Image)

A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has killed himself in his prison cell in Leipzig, Germany, officials say.

Saxony's state justice ministry said Jaber al-Bakr was found dead and that an investigation had been launched.

He had been turned in to police on Monday by three Syrian refugees after being on the run for two days.

Jaber al-Bakr was under round-the-clock surveillance at the prison in Leipzig (EPA)

German police had been watching him for months, but failed to arrest him when they raided his flat on Saturday.

Since his arrest, Jaber al-Bakr, 22, had been on hunger strike and was under round-the-clock surveillance, news website Der Spiegel reported.