German Worry Over Islamist Attack Eclipses Spying Scandal
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Concern that Islamist fighters returning from Syria could carry out terror attacks in Germany is eclipsing the country’s debate over mass surveillance.
The advance of Islamic State militants has reinforced the need for cooperation among intelligence agencies and shifted discussion away from the U.S. National Security Agency’s activities in Germany even as investigators look into American spying and the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone.