21 June 2011

Official: Radical Islamic hate preachers pose threat to Germany; should be deported

German security officials are increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by radical Islamic clerics from the ultraconservative Salafi movement, and are calling for legal changes making it easier to deport hate preachers.

At a two-day meeting opening Tuesday, security ministers from Germany's 16 states and federal Interior minister Hans-Peter Friedrich are expected to address the threat of Islamic extremism, especially that posed by the increasingly popular Salafis.

Some would like to see residency laws altered to make it easier to deport hate-preachers. [The Associated Press - 680News] Read more