Germany bans Muslim association for pursuing radical Islam

Muslims attend the Friday prayers in Berlin, Germany, October 13, 2023, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.REUTERS/Oliver Ellrodt/File Photo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's interior ministry said on Wednesday it has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organisations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals.

The ministry said in a statement that 53 of the organisation's premises had been searched by authorities in eight German states early on Wednesday, acting on a court order.