German police are questioning three men on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks in Germany. The suspects are all leading members of Islamic centres in Minden and Muenster. German prosecutors say they are believed to have considered attacks in Germany at the end of 2001 and the beginning of 2002, including one “on an American installation in the Frankfurt metropolitan area”. One of the men is also suspected of supporting an al-Qaeda cell in Hamburg, which is believed to have provided three of the suicide pilots who took part in the 11 September attacks. Six premises are being searched, including the Islamic Centre in Muenster and the Islamic community building in Minden. Full Story
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