Germany in New Anti-terror Plan to Thwart Takfiri Militants
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Germans with dual nationality will lose their German citizenship if they fight for militant Takfiri groups abroad, under new anti-terror proposals.
In this regard, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced plans to speed up the deportation of foreign criminals.
He announced extra personnel, equipment and surveillance powers for the police.
But he said there would be no ban on public wearing of the burka [full veil]. And he resisted pressure to ease medical confidentiality.
De Maiziere's remarks as he was responding to recent attacks linked to militant Takfiris. Two terror attacks by terrorist refugees shocked Germany last month - in Wuerzburg and Ansbach.
German media reported that the center-left Social Democrats [SPD] - coalition partners of the conservative Christian Democrats [CDU] - strongly oppose any general ban on dual citizenship. The Greens are also against the idea.
The security issue has become intensely political, as the country prepares for general elections next year and earlier regional elections.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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