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German police arrest two Algerians 'linked to Islamic State'

Police says it suspects four people of having planned a serious act threatening security of state

Afp February 04, 2016 Less than a minute read

german police stand outside an association linked to a mosque in berlin 039 s central tempelhof schoeneberg district during raid targeting individuals suspected of inciting people to fight for the islamic state group in syria on september 22 2015 photo afp

German police stand outside an association linked to a mosque in Berlin's central Tempelhof-Schoeneberg district, during raid targeting individuals suspected of inciting people to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria, on September 22, 2015 . PHOTO: AFP

BERLIN: German police have arrested two Algerians they suspect of links to the Islamic State group and are hunting for two others in operations in Berlin and other regions, they said on Thursday.

The four are suspected of having planned a "serious act threatening the security of the state", police said.

Earlier today, the leader of the extremist Islamic State group in Yemen was killed in a drone strike, residents and officials said.

They said the strike targeted a car in which Jalal Baleedi and two of his aides were travelling in on a road between the towns of Zinjibar and Shaqra in southern Yemen.