Berlin truck jihad attack: Police raid properties linked to mosque

“German prosecutors say that Amri visited the mosque frequently, including on the day of the attack.”

We see this again and again. The Orlando jihad murderer, Omar Mateen, also visited a mosque shortly before his attack. The Garland jihadis who attacked our free speech event were very active in the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix. There are innumerable other examples. Yet authorities continue to insist that jihad terror massacres have nothing to do with Islam.

“It is alleged to have been a centre for radicalising Muslim recruits for so-called Islamic State in Syria and collecting funds for IS attacks.”

This is yet another illustration of why the mosques must be monitored.

“Berlin truck attack: Police raid properties linked to mosque,” BBC, February 28, 2017:

German police have carried out raids across Berlin on properties linked to a mosque used by the Christmas market truck attacker, Anis Amri.

A 460-strong police deployment searched apartments and two commercial premises. Six prison cells were also searched.

The organisation which ran the mosque has been closed down.

Twelve people were killed and more than 50 injured by Amri, a Tunisian asylum seeker, in December. He was shot dead by police after fleeing to Italy.

Police say the raids follow a decision to ban the organisation, known as Fussilet 33, in mid-February. The properties targeted were used by those who ran the organisation, police said.

German prosecutors say that Amri visited the mosque frequently, including on the day of the attack.

It is alleged to have been a centre for radicalising Muslim recruits for so-called Islamic State in Syria and collecting funds for IS attacks.

Police said they had kept watch on the building with a camera positioned opposite the entrance. The mosque closed down a week ago….