| There are an estimated 30,000 Islamic extremists based in Germany, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s government said Wednesday in a statement published by parliament. This is about 1 percent of the three million Muslims living in Germany, the statement said. While noting the vast majority of German Muslims had nothing to do with extremism, the statement stressed Berlin would not tolerate Islamic radicals seeking to undermine the constitution and carry out crimes "under the veil of religious conviction." It remains unclear how many of the 30,000 German Islamists are ready to use violence to achieve their aims, the government admitted. Citing security concerns the government declined to reveal further details it was making available to parliament’s top secret intelligence affairs committee. |