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Frame grab of suspected al Qaeda militant speaking in German
19 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A frame grab taken from a suspected al Qaeda video published on the internet September 18, 2009, shows an unidentified militant speaking in German. Germany has boosted security at airports and train stations because of a heightened risk of attack linked to a federal election on September 27the German Interior Ministry said on Friday. According to security officials a suspected new al Qaeda video had played a role in raising the alert. German television channel ARD said the video featured a militant threatening the country for its presence in Afghanistan as part of a NATO force. According to ARD, the militant warned Germans that if they voted to "extend the war" they would seal their own fate and suffer a nasty shock after the election. REUTERS/IntelCenter (GERMANY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE (CRIME LAW CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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