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Germany detains Syrian man accused of Yarmouk grenade attack

The suspect, identified only as Mouafak AI D, is charged with the murder of seven people in the Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus.

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German prison officers prepare waiting lines amid the new coronavirus pandemic, outside the court building prior to the start of a trial against two Syrian defendants accused of state-sponsored torture in Syria, on April 23, 2020 in Koblenz, western Germany. — THOMAS FREY/AFP via Getty Images

Germany has detained a Syrian man in Berlin who allegedly fired a grenade into a crowd of civilians while fighting on behalf of the government near the capital in 2014.

The suspect, identified only as Mouafak AI D, has been charged with war crimes that led to the death of seven people, the federal prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe said.

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