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Raid on Islamist terrorism suspects in Berlin
Oct 7, 2009, 13:32 GMT
Berlin - Police in Berlin carried out a raid on Islamist terrorism suspects on Wednesday, searching 26 apartments in the German capital.
While there were no arrests, officers confiscated items such as computer data carriers, the police said. The searches started throughout the city at 6 am local time (0400 GMT).
The raid came against the backdrop of investigations into people who had attended training camps for Islamist terrorists.
'We do not know of any concrete plans for the group to carry out attacks,' a police spokesman said.
The police would not initially confirm a report by the online site of German daily Bild, which said a group of Chechen Islamists was being investigated.
Security estimates suggest there are more than 400 members of violent Islamist groups living in Berlin.
Security measures were stepped up during German reunification celebrations in Berlin and at the Munich Oktoberfest, after several videos appeared on the internet threatening attacks if Germany did not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
However, officials said the raids were not connected to the recent video threats.
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