BERLIN: German police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of links to the Islamic State organization, who allegedly sought to recruit fighters for the jihadist group.

"The five accused formed a pan-regional Salafist-jihadist network, with the accused Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A. taking on the leading role," said a statement from the prosecutors' office, referring to the 32-year-old Iraqi.

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