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Berlin police arrest imam on terrorism charges
2015-10-17
[Ynet] Berlin state police say they have incarcerated
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
a 30-year-old Russia holy man on terrorism charges, alleging he tried to recruit members and support for the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group online and also procured equipment to send to its fighters in Syria.

Police said Thursday that Gadzhimurad K., from Dagestan
...a formerly inoffensive Caucasus republic currently bedevilled by low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism, primarily due to its proximity to Chechnya. There are several dozen ethnic groups, most of which speak either Caucasian, Turkic, or Iranian languages. Largest among these ethnic groups are the Avar, Dargin, Kumyk, Lezgin, and Laks. While Russers form less than five percent of the population, Russian remains the primary official language and the lingua franca...
, a Russian republic neighboring Chechnya, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant from state prosecutors. The suspect, who went by the alias Murat A., had been a holy man at a mosque in downtown Berlin.

In addition to trying to recruit for Islamic State, prosecutors say he acquired night-vision devices, range finders, and other equipment for the group.

The investigation is continuing.
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