German ministry conducts searches related to activities of Hamas, Samidoun

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FILE PHOTO: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser looks on as she delivers a statement during the federal Hesse state elections in Wiesbaden, Germany, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch

FILE PHOTO: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser looks on as she delivers a statement during the federal Hesse state elections in Wiesbaden, Germany, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch

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The German interior ministry said on Thursday it was conducting searches in four federal states in relation to formerly announced bans of activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun.

"We continue our consistent action against radical Islamists," German interior minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement.

"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," Faeser added. REUTERS

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