Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids
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Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation, the interior ministry says.
Police also conducted early-morning raids on mosque associations in four cities across Germany.
Security officials believe up to 1050 people in Germany are part of Hezbollah's extremist wing.
Israel and the United States had been pushing Germany to ban the organisation.
Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids
Germany had previously distinguished between Hezbollah's political arm and its military units, which have fought alongside President Bashar al-Assad's army in Syria.
A spokesman said Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had banned the activities of Hezbollah.
"Even in times of crisis, the rule of law is capable of acting," the spokesman tweeted on Thursday.
A heavily armed Shi'ite Islamist group already designated a terrorist organisation by the United States, Hezbollah is also a significant backer of the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, which took office in January.
The EU classifies Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist group but not its political wing.
Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids
Last December, Germany's parliament approved a motion urging Chancellor Angela
Merkel's government to ban all activities by Hezbollah on German soil, citing its "terrorist activities" especially in Syria.
On a trip to Berlin last year, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped Germany would follow Britain in banning Hezbollah.
Police raided four mosque associations in Dortmund and Muenster in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen and Berlin they believed were close to Hezbollah, the interior ministry said.
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Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation, the interior ministry says.
Police also conducted early-morning raids on mosque associations in four cities across Germany.
Security officials believe up to 1050 people in Germany are part of Hezbollah's extremist wing.
Israel and the United States had been pushing Germany to ban the organisation.
Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids
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| Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids |
Germany had previously distinguished between Hezbollah's political arm and its military units, which have fought alongside President Bashar al-Assad's army in Syria.
A spokesman said Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had banned the activities of Hezbollah.
"Even in times of crisis, the rule of law is capable of acting," the spokesman tweeted on Thursday.
A heavily armed Shi'ite Islamist group already designated a terrorist organisation by the United States, Hezbollah is also a significant backer of the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, which took office in January.
The EU classifies Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist group but not its political wing.
Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids
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| Germany Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group, Detains Suspected Members in Raids |
Last December, Germany's parliament approved a motion urging Chancellor Angela
Merkel's government to ban all activities by Hezbollah on German soil, citing its "terrorist activities" especially in Syria.
On a trip to Berlin last year, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped Germany would follow Britain in banning Hezbollah.
Police raided four mosque associations in Dortmund and Muenster in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen and Berlin they believed were close to Hezbollah, the interior ministry said.
Australian Associated Press
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