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World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Nationwide Raids On Suspected IslamistsGerman authorities staged raids across the country as part of an investigation into nine people suspected of trying to spread radical Islamic thinking. The raids involved 16 sites in Berlin, Leipzig and Bonn, as well as smaller towns including Sindelfingen and Neu-Ulm. Prosecutors said the men, German citizens aged 25 to 47, had their roots in a Muslim cultural center in Neu-Ulm. The center, closed since 2005, was frequented by Fritz Gelowicz, a German arrested last fall on charges of planning a terrorist attack against American targets in Germany. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationU.S. Reopens Diplomatic Unit in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa...US search for lost troops... Reinado ’had four Timor targets’... Election Watchdog Group Cancels Russia Mission... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Nationwide Raids On Suspected Islamists |
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