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German authorities believe that Uka recently became radicalized and acted alone
-- but Griesbaum said the incident shows there is a serious danger from what he called "virtual Jihad" even if extremists are not part of a radical network. "It underscores the danger of Islamists acting alone," he said. Police said Uka was shy and had few friends, and appeared to get his ideas not from mosque attendance or personal contact but from the Internet. He had not been observed at any of the mosques that German police keep under surveillance, they said. Police said they have not been able to identify the video he said had inspired him to violence, or whether such a video even exists. Griesbaum said the case underscored the threat from Internet extremism but added that the investigations could be slow and painstaking. "Gathering the evidence is extremely difficult," he told reporters.
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