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An Islamist social media influencer from the German city of Dusseldorf has been arrested on suspicion of commercial and gang-related fraud, law enforcement agencies said on Thursday. The 33-year-old is alleged to have raised over €353,000 ($385,000) through 19 fundraising appeals for needy children and charitable purposes. But just under €5,000 was actually forwarded on to charities. Operating under the handle “Abdelhamid,” the man reached hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok as well as Instagram, where he has over 200,000 followers. Security authorities consider his videos a gateway t…

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