BERLIN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A 36-year-old Iraqi man has been arrested near
the central German city of Osnabrueck on charges of distributing al-Qaida videos
on the Internet, police said Tuesday.
Police arrested the suspect, who was identified as Ibrahim R., in his
apartment early on Tuesday. It is the first time an al-Qaida suspect was
arrested on German soil specifically for spreading terror messages.
Police searched the man's apartment and confiscated a laptop and a number
of computer discs. Prosecutors accused him of posting video and audio messages
from Osama bin Laden and other major al-Qaida leaders on the Internet.
The Federal Prosecutor's Office has declined to give further details,
saying the case was still ongoing.
The arrest comes as Germany is stepping up measures aimed at preventing
people from using the Internet to promote terrorism. Enditem
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