Germany's domestic spy
chief says at least 170 Islamic extremists have traveled to Syria from Germany
and some are thought to be actively participating in the fighting.
Hans-Georg Maassen told Deutschlandfunk radio in
an interview broadcast on Sunday that about 50 extremists have gone from
Germany to Syria in recent months alone.
The head of the Federal Office for the Protection
of the Constitution says he is concerned that some of these extremists may
return to Germany with plans for terror attacks.
German security agencies
claim to have foiled a number of planned attacks by Islamic extremists in
recent years.
AP
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