European parents are 'taking children to terror training camps' on Afghan-Pak border
European parents are 'taking children to terror training camps' on Afghan-Pak border
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Parents travelling with children have, in the past, raised less suspicion than single men or women travelling to and from Germany.
u00a0Now officials have the names of 100 suspects they believe may be radicalised and ready to strike.
Germany is braced for a terror attack after repeated threats because of its involvement in Afghanistan.
Authorities say the new breed of terrorist -- including Germans who have converted to Islam -- even travel with babies to the 'bandit country' of Waziristan.
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One couple was identified as Jan (17) and Alexandra (20)u00a0 which vanishedu00a0 from Berlin to learn jihad. At the time Alexandra was six months' pregnant.
They travelled with another couple who authorities suspect were also headed for a new life as jihadists.
Investigators believe Jan has appeared in a video for a new jihadist group, which has posted threats on the internet promising to blow up German landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and the railway station in Hamburg.
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