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  "description": "Several synagogue attacks in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, are under investigation with strong suspicion by federal prosecutors that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are behind them, orchestrated through the leadership of German-Iranian Ramin Y., a Hells Angels founder with an international murder warrant. Incidents include shootings at the Essen synagogue, a failed arson attack in Bochum, and planned brandings in Dortmund in November 2022. A 35-year-old German-Iranian was arrested running operations in Dortmund, accused of Molotov cocktail attack at a school near the Bochum synagogue and attempting to recruit others for arson attacks. Authorities consider these acts as state terrorism and have heightened threat warnings for Jewish leaders such as Josef Schuster.",
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