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Germany Leads Raids Across 12 States Targeting Online Islamist Propaganda

Officials cite intelligence from a joint internet center that flags youth-focused extremist content for criminal review.

Overview

  • Police executed more than 50 search warrants and carried out over 100 measures across Germany in a coordinated action day.
  • Parallel steps were taken in Austria and Switzerland under the same campaign.
  • The BKA led the operation based on intelligence gathered by the BKA and the BfV.
  • Suspects are primarily juveniles and young adults identified as recipients and distributors of Islamist propaganda online.
  • In Hamburg, officers searched homes tied to men aged 16, 18 and 24 and seized data carriers as evidence.