Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar are allegedly providing
support and funding for mosques, preachers and faith schools under the
fundamental Salafist sect of Islam.
Intelligence reports compiled for Angela Merkel's government
provide fresh proof of the role of foreign money in propping up extremist
groups deep inside Europe.
More than 9,000 people have links to Salafism in Germany but
many more could be converted, officials warned in the reports seen by newspaper
Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The German government is now facing calls to respond to the
growing threat posed by Salafism.
MP and Middle East expert Rolf Mützenich said: "The
danger is real and shouldn't be underestimated.
"For quite some time we've had indications and evidence
that German Salafists are getting assistance, which is approved by the
governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, in the form of money, the
sending of imams and the building of Koran schools and mosques."
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