Germany Bans Muslim Group Accused of Advocating Caliphate

Germany on Wednesday banned a Muslim group over accusations of anti-constitutional activities, including calling for the establishment of a caliphate, the interior ministry said. “We will not allow organizations such as ‘Muslim Interaktiv’ to undermine our free society with their hatred… and attack our country from within,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, of the centre-right CDU/CSU bloc, said. Police raided seven buildings in the northern port city of Hamburg, where the Muslim Interaktiv group was based, as the ban was announced. (AFP)