BERLIN, June 14 (UPI) -- Germany's interior minister banned an ultraconservative Salafist Islamic group after officials found an explosive vest during a raid, a leaked document said.
The document, obtained by Britain's The Telegraph, said the vest was found on premises in Berlin linked to Salafist organization Millatu Ibrahim.
Ultraconservative Salafists seek to establish Sharia law in Europe and wish to convert non-Muslims by handing out 25 million copies of the Koran in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the newspaper said.
"The vest is a further sign of the organization's underlying aggression," the document said.
Hans-Peter Friedrick, Germany's interior minister, banned the group for "working against our constitutional order and against understanding between peoples."
"We are ready to defend freedom and fundamental rights in this country and I hope this is understood by those who are of a different opinion," he said.
Friedrick announced an investigation into two other Islamic networks, Dawa FFM and The True Religion, The Telegraph reported Thursday.
