German police raid homes of banned extremist..

Following the September 2001 attacks against the United States, the German government banned the group. Many members were taken into custody including the group’s leader, Metin Kaplan, a.k.a “Black Voice,” the son of the late Cemalettin Kaplan. Metin Kaplan was released after being questioned. German Interior Minister Otto Schily stated that the operation was aimed at 1,000 militants defying the ban on the group.