German woman suspected of IS ties placed in custody 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA woman with German nationality suspected of ties to the Islamic State (IS) group was formally placed in custody Saturday, a day after she landed in Frankfurt from Turkey. The woman, known only as Nasim A., was expelled from Turkey with another woman and was detained at Frankfurt airport on Friday, the federal prosecutor’s office said. The other woman was handed over to the police in Lower Saxony, who later released her. Turkey on Thursday also deported a man with suspected radical Islamist connections and his family to Germany.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 16, 2019 14:48 UTC