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| Germans arrest suspected al-Qaida supporter |
| 2009-10-02 |
| German authorities said Friday they arrested a man with dual Turkish-German citizenship suspected of attempting to recruit supporters for al-Qaida and procuring material that could be used to make a bomb. The 24-year-old man, identified only as Adnan V., was arrested Thursday after police searched an apartment in Offenbach and a business in nearby Frankfurt, federal prosecutors said. The searches revealed "a small amount of a potentially explosive compound and a homemade electronic device which, according to an initial evaluation, could be used as a detonator," prosecutors said in a statement. The man also "is suspected of seeking members or supporters for ... al-Qaida by circulating propaganda material over the Internet," the statement said. They said there appears to be no direct link between the man and a recent spate of videos by extremists that have cited Germany's troop presence in Afghanistan. The man was to be brought before a judge later Friday to determine whether he remains in detention pending possible charges. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 I wonder whose email or cell phone list his name appeared on... Well done, Germany! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-02 13:30 |