Germany targets radical Islamists in nationwide raids
- 12 years ago
German police have launched a nationwide crackdown on a group of radical Islamists known as Salafists.
Officers raided 70 properties in Berlin, Cologne and other cities.
There are some four thousand Salafists in Germany. They adhere to a hardline interpretation of Sunni Islam.
German authorities believe one Salafist group wanted to establish an Islamic caliphate under Sharia.
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Officers raided 70 properties in Berlin, Cologne and other cities.
There are some four thousand Salafists in Germany. They adhere to a hardline interpretation of Sunni Islam.
German authorities believe one Salafist group wanted to establish an Islamic caliphate under Sharia.
...
http://www.euronews.net/