Photo Gallery An IS Returnee Opens Up
Islamist extremist Harry S. wasn't in Syria for long. But during his stay there, he claims, Islamic State leaders repeatedly tried to recruit him to commit terror attacks in Germany. Security officials believe he could be telling the truth.
Like many European Islamists, Harry S. became radicalized in prison. He found his way to Syria in 2014 and spent three months there before returning to Germany because, he says, he couldn't stand the violence. This image shows him during his pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Thousands of Europeans have joined Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. German returnee Harry S. says that he was asked several times if he would be prepared to committ a terrorist attack in Germany.
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Harry S. is of interest to German security officials also because he claims to have met Denis Cuspert (the former Berlin rapper known as Deso Dogg), and Mohamed Mahmoud, an Austrian Islamist thought to have a leadership role within Islamic State.
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