Germany: Tracking 1,000 Islamic radicals
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 09/05/2011 3:51 PM
Germany: Tracking 1,000 Islamic radicalsGermany's top security official says authorities are tracking about 1,000 Islamic radicals in the country with possible links to terrorism.
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich told Bild newspaper's Monday edition thatof those, 128 have been identified as having the potential to commit attacks, and 20 have trained in terrorist camps.
He sought to allay fears, however, saying "we know who these people are."
Friedrich is quoted as saying also that in a positive development, Muslim leaders in Germany took part in a Juneconference aimed at preventing individuals from "misusing the religion."
