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| Berlin nabs two Russians in Caucasus case |
| 2011-06-27 |
| Police in Berlin have confirmed the arrest of two Russian citizens on suspicion of belonging to a North Caucasus terrorist group. One unidentified suspect, aged 35, is accused of being a courier for Jamaat Shariat from September 2008 to last August, accoding to the Rheinische Post. He purportedly took documents from Germany to the Czech Republic that contained information about the recruitment and weapons purchases for terror groups in Chechnya and Dagestan. According to Ukrainian news agency Globalist, he is known as the "Iron Recruiter." German news reports said that police have also detained his suspected assistant. German law enforcement agencies are considering an extradition request from the Czech Republic. Czech police said on May 3 that they had detained four Russians and two Bulgarians suspected of supporting Jamaat Shariat. Police said at the time that two additional suspects were being held in Germany. |
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