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- ↑ "Salafist Organization Banned in Germany". Der Spiegel. 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "Germany bans 2 ultraconservative Islamic groups". Associated Press. 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Innenminister Friedrich verbietet Salafistenverein". Der Spiegel (in German). 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "Kontakt mit "Dawa FFM" Mutmaßlicher Radrennen-Attentäter in salafistischer Szene vernetzt". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 25 January 2016.