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German cops found this selection of material at the men’s houses. (Photo released by German Police)

Germany to Deport Two Native-Born Terror Suspects

by Majid al-Khateeb | Mar 23, 2017 | World

Cologne – Germany is set to deport two terror suspects, a 27-year-old Algerian and a 22-year-old Nigerian, despite both being born in the country, the first case of its kind in the country’s history. The Federal Administrative Court in the state of Lower Saxony agreed...

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German special police units leave an apartment building in the Wedding district in Berlin January 16, 2015. Reuters

German Police Detain Terror Suspect Wanted by Bahrain

by Majid al-Khateeb | Mar 18, 2017 | World

Cologne – German police have detained a Bahraini national, who was accused of leading a secret terrorist organization in his country and applied for asylum in Germany in 2015. The Public Prosecution in Germany issued a statement on Friday saying that the...

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A policeman stands guard at Dusseldorf’s international airport, Germany’s third busiest in terms of passengers. (AFP Photo/Patrik Stollarz)

New X-Ray Devices at German Airports

by Majid al-Khateeb | Mar 9, 2017 | World

Cologne (Germany)- The last X-ray cabins at German airports were put in place three years ago, but the German government has recently decided to replace them with new devices as part of its campaign themed “counter-terrorism technologies”. Instead of the tight round...

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Police stand in front of a residential building in Berlin,
Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 after a raid in connection with the
ban of the Fussilet 33 organization. (TeleNewsNetwork/dpa via AP)

German Police Shut Down Berlin Mosque ‘Fussilet 33’

by Majid al-Khateeb | Mar 2, 2017 | World

Cologne, Germany – Two months after Berlin’s Christmas market terror attack, the German authorities decided to shut down the mosque which the Tunisian attacker Anis Amri used to visit frequently. German State Interior Minister Andreas Geisel said that the...

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President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maassen, speaks during the 20th European Police Congress in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 22, 2017. AP

Head of German Security Agency: ‘Number of Extremists on the Rise’

by Majid al-Khateeb | Feb 23, 2017 | World

Cologne – Head of Germany’s Federal Bureau for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) Hans-Georg Maassen cautioned Wednesday that the number of extremists in the country is on the rise and that the threat of an attack remains high. “We are currently counting...