Merkel heightens security against Islamic extremist

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AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged today to heighten security measures against Islamist extremists, speaking to parliament eight days after the Paris attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly. “Hate preachers, violent delinquents who act in the name of Islam, those behind them, and the intellectual arsonists of international terrorism will be rigorously fought with all legal means at the disposal of the state,” she said. [caption id="attachment_67939" align="alignnone" width="450"] erman Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre) leaves with politicians from the Elysee Palace to take part in a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in Paris . Reuters[/caption]

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