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The Nazi terror cell and the comedian

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Jörg Luyken
Nov 01, 2022
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Germany’s best known comedian has proven that he can do more than just crack jokes by getting hold of an intelligence report that was originally supposed to be kept secret for 120 years.

Jan Böhmermann, host of ZDF show Neo Magazin Royale, told his viewers that he’d obtained a copy of the Hesse state spy agency’s evaluation of what its spooks kn…

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