"He tried to go to Iraq and we assumed he was intending to fight there, but then other investigations, especially in Italy, found out he was part of a structure recruiting for Iraq," Murck said.
Murck said he had no solid numbers for how many people might have gone from Germany to fight in Iraq, but that it didn't appear to be many.
"If you look at Hamburg, you can count them on two hands -- those who have gone or who tried to go," he said.



