Germany: 4 charged in assassination plot
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Germany: 4 charged in assassination plot
10:52a.m. EDT April 11, 2013
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German federal prosecutors have charged four Islamic extremists with forming
a terrorist cell
Two were caught scoping out the home of a far-right German political leader
Prosecutors say they had acquired bomb-making material
BERLIN (AP) - German federal prosecutors say they've charged four Islamic
extremists with forming a terrorist cell with the goal of killing a small
far-right party's leader.
The prosecutor's office said in a statement Thursday that Tayfun S., 23,
Marco G., 26, Enea B., 42, and Koray D., 24, were all charged with
membership in a terrorist organization, weapons violations and other crimes.
All are German citizens; their last names were not released due to privacy
regulations.
Authorities have said the four are ultraconservative Salafi Muslims. That
religious movement faces increasing scrutiny since its members clashed last
year with police at a demonstration of the far-right pro-NRW party.
Officials say the suspects were arrested in March after two were caught
scoping out the pro-NRW leader's home. Prosecutors say they had acquired
bomb-making material.
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