in full view of Television cameras Germany's police raided this mosque in Hamburg the German government says it's a front for Iran the interior Ministry says the organization has five subdivisions in 53 locations across Germany collectively known as the Islamic Center Hamburg or I zh the interior Ministry goes on to say it's not a charitable organization but a direct front for the supreme leader of Iran the case has even prompted a response from the interior Minister it is now certain that the Islamic Center Hamburg acts and is directed against our constitutional order that is why we
are applying one of the sharpest weapons of our law to ban this organization this is a further consequent step against islamist extremism it is very important to me to make a clear distinction we are not acting against a religion in November the Germans said they established a d direct link between the Islamic Center of Hamburg and Hezbollah and that is what led to the raid now that evidence has not been made public Iran has now summoned a German ambassador in tan nobody has been arrested so I think escalation has not reached a peig and it
might not it is uh understandable that ran Simon the Ambassador but I think the Diplomatic exchange on this will deliver further results that can then form a con consistent politics in 2020 Germany declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization and banned it in the country the Islamic Center of Hamburg has long been under observation by Germany's domestic intelligence agency the center has said in the past it condemns every form of violence and extremism and has always advocated peace tolerance and interreligious dialogue Imran Khan aler make sure to subscribe to our Channel to get the latest news from
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