US woman detained in Germany for allegedly assisting Al Qaeda

Berlin, Feb 21: A US woman, accused of providing assistance to the members of Al Qaeda terrorist group with clothing, first-aid equipment and donations, has been arrested in the southwestern German town of Heilbronn.

Police in the federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg and Stuttgart prosecutors said in a joint statement issued Friday that the arrest took place Feb 10, in compliance with an order issued by authorities in the US.

US investigators accuse the woman, 42, of providing support to Al Qaeda from mid-2013 until earlier this year, in collaboration with others.

The detainee has already appeared in court, where a provisional arrest warrant issued against her was upheld.

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