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Germany bans Islamist organization after raids
Source: CNN
Germany bans Islamist organization after raids
By Claudia Otto, Nadine Schmidt and Angela Dewan, CNN
Updated 0954 GMT (1754 HKT) November 15, 2016
Berlin (CNN) - German authorities have banned an Islamist organization that they say is responsible for inspiring 140 youths to join the Syria conflict.
Germany Interior minister Thomas de Maiziere announced the ban on Tuesday after police carried out dawn raids on around 200 targets connected to The True Religion, a Salafist organization, across 10 states.
"As a federal minister, I today banned the organization called The True Religion," de Maiziere told reporters, adding that the ban addressed "the misuse of religion and extremist religions."
"We do not accept and won't tolerate" the acts of this network, de Maiziere said, adding that it glorified death and terror.
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By Claudia Otto, Nadine Schmidt and Angela Dewan, CNN
Updated 0954 GMT (1754 HKT) November 15, 2016
Berlin (CNN) - German authorities have banned an Islamist organization that they say is responsible for inspiring 140 youths to join the Syria conflict.
Germany Interior minister Thomas de Maiziere announced the ban on Tuesday after police carried out dawn raids on around 200 targets connected to The True Religion, a Salafist organization, across 10 states.
"As a federal minister, I today banned the organization called The True Religion," de Maiziere told reporters, adding that the ban addressed "the misuse of religion and extremist religions."
"We do not accept and won't tolerate" the acts of this network, de Maiziere said, adding that it glorified death and terror.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/15/europe/germany-salafist-raids/