Germany: Police raid properties of Islamist Extremists

Hundreds of German police officers raided suspected Islamist extremists in several states on Wednesday, aiming to confiscate possessions and funds belonging to three now banned groups. The country’s Interior Ministry confirmed that in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse alone, officers targeted 20 houses thought to belong to people connected to Salafist groups – a radical branch of Islam. The targeted organisations are “DawaFFM” and “Islamische Audios”, as well as “An-Nussrah”, which had been part of the “Millatu Ibrahim” group that was banned in June 2012, a ministry statement said. All three were on Wednesday made illegal. Read Article