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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, January 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are major news items in leading German newspapers on Sunday.

Welt am Sonntag:

-- German security authorities have increased pressure on Islamic extremists. The Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz (BfV), Germany's domestic intelligence service, is currently targeting about 100 terror cells.

Der Tagesspiegel:

-- Frank Henkel, Berlin Senator of the Interior, has warned against panic-mongering in relation to terror risks in German cities. German authorities have received warnings of possible attacks on Berlin and Dresden train stations, said German media on Friday.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung:

-- German security sources said the Islamist terrorists, against whom the Belgian police had carried out a raid on Thursday, also planned to attack Jewish schools. Endit