Kathmandu. Germany’s largest and oldest Hamburg mosque has been closed. This mosque is famous all over the world with the name ‘Blue Mosaic’. The mosque is run by a Shia Muslim organization and has deep ties to the Iranian government, German police said.
The police said that this organization supports the terrorist organization Hezbollah and is trying to bring about an Islamic revolution in Iran. Germany declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization and banned it in 2020.
According to a BBC report, the police in Germany have raided 54 locations suspected of being linked to Islamic terrorism. Apart from the mosque, people’s houses were also raided. He has mentioned it as the biggest action against Islamic fundamentalism.
Iran has criticized the move and warned Germany that it will suffer serious consequences. According to German news website Deutsche Welle, German police raided three major mosques in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich. Police have also accused these mosques of being linked to Islamic extremism and spreading Iranian government propaganda.
According to German domestic agencies, the Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) has a deep influence on many mosques and organizations in Iran. Since 1993, the intelligence agencies have been monitoring it.
Meanwhile, Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Fesser has said that this campaign is not against any particular religion, but against those who do not believe in democracy and who are associated with extremist organizations. Nancy Facer has also accused him of inciting anti-Semitism.
According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has complained to the German ambassador in Tehran about this incident. He called it Islamophobia and warned of dire consequences. Agency