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![Massive police force in Biel at the Ar Rahman Mosque.]()
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Massive police force in Biel at the Ar Rahman Mosque.
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According to residents, the special unit “Gentian” is in use.
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![A drone is also in use.]()
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A drone is also in use.
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![The Biel Imam Abu Ramadan repeatedly caused outrage with his hate sermons in the Ar'Rahman mosque.]()
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The Biel Imam Abu Ramadan repeatedly caused outrage with his hate sermons in the Ar’Rahman mosque.
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A large number of police officers is currently in use near the Ar’Rahman mosque in Biel.
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A resident on Seelandweg, directly opposite the mosque, says: «We heard a shot!» As a result, the police went out and several cars drove up.
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Dominik Jäggi, spokesman for the Bern cantonal police, confirmed to BLICK: “We were notified of a shootout.” Then you are out. The operation is still in progress.
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«Police officers in full gear»
«At least 20 police cars are on site, including a panel van. The officers are heavily armed and in full gear, »reports a BLICK reader reporter who is currently in the district. An ambulance is also on site.
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Another local resident says he saw about 15 police officers running around the mosque. «I wanted to return to my house from shopping around 7pm. The police asked why I would run around here. »
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Drone in action
The area was cordoned off extensively. A drone scanned the area. The cantonal police in Berne confirmed to BLICK that they were deployed.
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The Ar’Rahman Mosque has caused a stir in the past few years. The reason was the hate sermons of the Biel Imam Abu Ramadan. In it he openly rushed against people of different beliefs and non-believers.
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Hate preacher and social welfare fraudster?
The Bern judiciary has been conducting proceedings on suspicion of racial discrimination since March 2018. In addition, investigations are underway against the imam for alleged social assistance fraud.
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Since February of this year, Abu Ramadan has not been allowed to preach in the Ar’Rahman mosque.
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Where exactly the shot should have been shot is still unclear. According to the resident, it happened at an outbuilding of the mosque. (hah)
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