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| Wife of German terrorist on trial | |
| 2010-11-06 | |
The wife of a German Islamist who was convicted of plotting an attack on American targets in Germany went on trial herself Friday on terror related charges.
One male co-defendant, identified only as Alican T., also went on trial in Berlin, suspected of supporting the same terrorist organizations. A second man, Fatih K. is in Turkish custody awaiting extradition. Prosecutors have said in addition to fundraising that Alican T. posted more than a dozen Islamist videos on the Internet, while Filiz G. posted more than 1,000 videos, comments and texts online. In six contributions, Filiz F. specifically asked Muslims in Germany to join Islamic Jihad Union, the German Taliban Mujahideen and al-Qaida. Gelowicz's husband Fritz Gelowicz was convicted last March in Duesseldorf of plotting with three other members of the Islamic Jihad Union to attack American soldiers and citizens at various locations including the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base in Germany. In another development on Friday, German press, citing anonymous sources, reported that police in Neunkirchen had arrested a man who had been making online bombing threats unless the four were released from prison. Neunkirchen police referred calls to Saarbruecken prosecutors, who had no immediate comment but said there would be a news conference later. | |
| Posted by:ryuge |