Iran-linked mosque in Germany shut down in raids - in pictures

  • German police secure the compound of the Islamic Centre in Hamburg and shut it down on Wednesday, July 24. EPA
    German police secure the compound of the Islamic Centre in Hamburg and shut it down on Wednesday, July 24. EPA
  • Officials say the mosque was being used by a group supporting Iran, as well as Hezbollah, outlawed in Germany, as part of the pro-Tehran 'Axis of Resistance'. AP
    Officials say the mosque was being used by a group supporting Iran, as well as Hezbollah, outlawed in Germany, as part of the pro-Tehran 'Axis of Resistance'. AP
  • The Islamic Centre in Hamburg, northern Germany, is an 'outpost' of Iran's theocracy, authorities said. AP
    The Islamic Centre in Hamburg, northern Germany, is an 'outpost' of Iran's theocracy, authorities said. AP
  • Police stationed outside the building as the raid took place on Wednesday. AP
    Police stationed outside the building as the raid took place on Wednesday. AP
  • In a nationwide operation, forces also raided the Centre of Islamic Culture in Frankfurt. AP
    In a nationwide operation, forces also raided the Centre of Islamic Culture in Frankfurt. AP
  • A police officer accompanies people into the mosque in Frankfurt. AP
    A police officer accompanies people into the mosque in Frankfurt. AP
  • Police officers carry boxes from the Islamic Association of Bavaria as its premises in Munich, southern Germany, are raided. AFP
    Police officers carry boxes from the Islamic Association of Bavaria as its premises in Munich, southern Germany, are raided. AFP