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| Two German-born terror suspects to be deported | Two German-born terror suspects to be deported |
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| Germany says it will deport two men born in the country but whose parents are foreign - the first such case in German history. | Germany says it will deport two men born in the country but whose parents are foreign - the first such case in German history. |
| The men, a 27-year-old Algerian and a 22-year-old Nigerian, were arrested last month on suspicion of planning a terror attack. | The men, a 27-year-old Algerian and a 22-year-old Nigerian, were arrested last month on suspicion of planning a terror attack. |
| A gun and a flag of the so-called Islamic State were found at their homes during police raids in the central city of Gottingen. | |
| But the men have never been charged. | But the men have never been charged. |
| The criminal proceedings were dropped because police never established whether the suspects had planned to carry out an attack. Police say the two men are "dangerous". | The criminal proceedings were dropped because police never established whether the suspects had planned to carry out an attack. Police say the two men are "dangerous". |
| Lower Saxony Interior Minister Boris Pistorius said the deportations would take place as soon as possible, and certainly before mid-April. | Lower Saxony Interior Minister Boris Pistorius said the deportations would take place as soon as possible, and certainly before mid-April. |
| He said discussions were already under way with Algeria and Nigeria to facilitate this, and the two men would be subject to a "life-long re-entry ban", preventing their return to Germany. | He said discussions were already under way with Algeria and Nigeria to facilitate this, and the two men would be subject to a "life-long re-entry ban", preventing their return to Germany. |
| It was not immediately clear if the two men would appeal against the decision. | |
| Germany determines citizenship by the nationalities of one or both parents and also a person's place of birth. | Germany determines citizenship by the nationalities of one or both parents and also a person's place of birth. |
| The country has been on high alert since the Berlin Christmas market attack on 19 December, that left 12 people dead and dozens injured. | The country has been on high alert since the Berlin Christmas market attack on 19 December, that left 12 people dead and dozens injured. |