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| Al-Qaeda-linked group threatens attacks on Germany |
| 2009-01-28 |
| An extremist organisation linked to Al-Qaeda has threatened to carry out violent attacks against Germany in retaliation for its "occupation" of Afghanistan, the German TV channel ARD reported Tuesday. German authorities are analysing an Internet video message which shows six masked and armed members of The Islamic Jihad Union, an Uzbek extremist group, ARD said. In the video, a member of the group says in German that it has "prepared a few surprise gifts for the occupation forces", a reference to German involvement in NATO operations in Afghanistan. The message added: "the ally of the occupation forces should always count on our attacks." ARD reported that the message had probably been recorded during Israel's 22 day offensive on Gaza as it made direct references to the attack. "For more than 10 days, the world has looked on as Muslims are being massacred in the Gaza strip... Where is the USA? Where is Mrs (Angela) Merkel (the German chancellor) and her government?," the message said. The Islamic Jihad Union, also called the Islamic Jihad Group, became known to authorities in September 2007 when police foiled an attempted car bombing campaign by one of the organisation's German cells. The video which runs just over 26 minutes is the latest in a series of appearances by German-speaking jihadists in videos from the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Intelligence analysts say that the video, while raising the profile of German speakers and Westerners appearing in jihadist videos, also raises concerns over increased targeting of German interests in Afghanistan as well as in Germany and around the world. It is also yet another in a wide range of videos released in recent weeks threatening retaliation for Israel's actions in Gaza and placing the responsibility equally or more on the US, Europe, Germany and Britain than Israel. Analysts say retaliatory strikes over developments in Gaza, if executed, will most likely come over the course of the next 12 months as the planning and execution of terrorist attacks is often not done in days or even weeks, adding that Israel's withdrawal will not be cause for groups to drop their desire to strike back. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Europe we need to wake up to the enemy within!!!! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2009-01-28 10:18 |