German Police Arrest 2 ’ISIL’ Suspected Members

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German Police have arrested two German men suspected of being members of insurgent group "ISIL", the federal public prosecutor's office said Thursday.

The two men, identified by the prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe only as 26-year old Mustafa C. and 27-year old Sebastian B., were arrested in North Rhine-Westphalia state.

Authorities are worried about possible attacks in Germany by extremists who have returned to Germany after joining "ISIL" and other similar groups in Syria and Iraq.

Fears have heightened after this month's attacks in France.

Security services say about 600 German residents have joined militant groups in Syria and Iraq. Of those, about 60 have been killed and around 180 are thought to have returned home.

The two suspects are accused of traveling to Syria via Turkey in 2013 and joining a fighting group "Muhajirun Halab", which belonged to a group that later joined "ISIL".

They are also suspected of having trained to fight a holy war and to have undertaken logistical tasks such as transport for food and supplies to the front line there.

Mustafa C. is also accused of being responsible for propaganda within his fighting group. Sebastian B. returned to Germany in November 2013 and Mustafa C. Returned from Syria in September last year.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team