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German terror cell 'could have been halted'

By Hugh Williamson in Berlin

Published: October 27 2005 03:00 | Last updated: October 27 2005 03:00

The formation of a potentially deadly Islamic terror cell could have been prevented if German immigration laws had been implemented correctly, the judge in a high-profile terror case said yesterday.

Judge Ottmar Breidling criticised "incredible irregularities" by the government body that deals with foreigners, when he sentenced four Arab men for their role in a plot to bomb Jewish targets in Germany.

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