Photo Gallery Taking on the Salafists
German police on Wednesday raided some 20 apartments belonging to members of Salafist groups, while government officials banned three such groups. Here, police confiscate material in Solingen.
In addition, police said on Wednesday evening that they had uncovered a plot aimed at Markus Beisicht, the head of the right-wing populist and anti-Muslim political party Pro-NRW. He is now under police protection but eight other members of his group may also be targets.
German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich announced on Wednesday that three Salafist groups had been banned.