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Austria to shut seven 'political' mosques and expel imams

The seven mosques earmarked for closure have not yet been named. [BBC

Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was a crackdown on political Islam.

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