German officials fear the Salafists, who trace their roots to Saudi Arabia and want to establish Sharia (Islamic) law in Europe, are fuelling militancy among a small minority of socially alienated young Muslims in Germany.
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
German Police Raid Scores of Radical Islamists' Homes
About 1,000 police raided scores of buildings across Germany on Thursday
in a clampdown on radical Salafist Islamists suspected of plotting
against the state.
German officials fear the Salafists, who trace their roots to Saudi Arabia and want to establish Sharia (Islamic) law in Europe, are fuelling militancy among a small minority of socially alienated young Muslims in Germany.
Announcing the crackdown,
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said he had banned one of the
Salafists' groups called the Millatu Ibrahim and said the raids may
unearth evidence that would allow the outlawing of two other
associations.
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German officials fear the Salafists, who trace their roots to Saudi Arabia and want to establish Sharia (Islamic) law in Europe, are fuelling militancy among a small minority of socially alienated young Muslims in Germany.
More
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