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German Authorities Raid Properties Linked to Hamas

by VOA News

   German authorities carried out raids Thursday in connection with a ban
   on the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the pro-Palestinian group
   Samidoun.

   Germany's Interior Ministry said the raids took place at 15 properties
   in four states.

   "With the bans on Hamas and Samidoun in Germany, we have sent a clear
   signal that we will not tolerate any glorification or support of the
   barbaric terror of Hamas against Israel," Interior Minister Nancy
   Faeser said in a statement.

   The ministry says there are about 450 Hamas members in Germany and that
   they have engaged in propaganda and fundraising efforts.

   Some information for this report came from Agence France-Presse and
   Reuters.