German police raid mosque over suspected financing of Syria fighter

German Police on Tuesday raided a mosque in Berlin whose preacher was suspected of transferring funds to an Islamist fighter in Syria for the purpose of carrying out "terrorist criminal acts", prosecutors said.

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Published : 18 Dec 2018, 09:29 AM
Updated : 18 Dec 2018, 09:29 AM

Officers searched the As-Sahaba mosque in Berlin's northern district of Wedding where 45-year-old Ahmad A - known to his followers as Abul Baraa - preaches, the General Prosecutor's Office said.

There was no immediate comment from the cleric or any lawyer representing him.