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Police Raid IS Suspects Across Germany


(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) German authorities have launched simultaneous raids on mosques, apartments, and offices in 10 states against suspected supporters of the Islamic State (IS) group. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday that police raided about 190 places in western Germany and also in Berlin, seizing documents and files belonging to members and supporters of the group Die wahre Religion (DWR, The True Religion). De Maiziere said DWR had now been banned, and that it used the promotion of Islam as a pretext to spread "messages of hate and conspiracy theories" with the aim of recruiting militants.
2016-11-16 00:00:00
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