Germany arrests Syrian refugee, 16, over IS links
September 21, 2016  19:19
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A 16-year-old Syrian refugee has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of having ties to the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said today, describing him as a "serious threat".
The youngster, thought to have been radicalised only recently, was detained in a special forces operation late yesterday at a shelter for asylum seekers in the western city of Cologne, police and local prosecutors said in a statement. 

Information gathered from the teenager's mobile phone indicate he was in touch with a person abroad who had ties to IS and "wanted to recruit the young Syrian for Islamist activities", the statement said.
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