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Nationwide raids target Islamists in Germany

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Thursday 14 June 2012 20:34 BST
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Police have raided properties linked to an ultra-conservative Islamist organisation after the Interior Minister banned the group.

Hans-Peter Friedrich said the Salafist organisation Millatu Ibrahim had been calling on Muslims to fight against Germany's "constitutional order". Afterwards, 1,000 police raided buildings including homes and mosques in seven states.

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