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The Isis (Islamic State) jihadist group has been operating a cell from the city of Winterthur, northeast of Zurich, according to a Swiss war correspondent and expert on Syria.
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Kurt Pelda, was who was named Swiss journalist of the year in 2014, told local newspaper Der Landbote the terrorist group established the cell around the An?Nur mosque in Winterthur?s Hegi neighborhood.
?A man from Winterthur became radicalized in the last few months and recently traveled to Syria,? Pelda said.
?We do not know exactly what he has done in Syria but there is every indication it has to do with Isis.?
This follows reports of four other young people traveling from the city to Syria.
'Isis cell operating out of Winterthur mosque' - The Local
?A man from Winterthur became radicalized in the last few months and recently traveled to Syria,? Pelda said.
?We do not know exactly what he has done in Syria but there is every indication it has to do with Isis.?
This follows reports of four other young people traveling from the city to Syria.
'Isis cell operating out of Winterthur mosque' - The Local