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Denmark plans to strip foreign fighters of citizenship

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday that her country will fast-track legislation to strip Danish nationality from foreign fighters with dual citizenship who joined groups such as Islamic State, Reuters reported. "There is a risk that the Kurdish-controlled IS camps in the border area will collapse and foreign warriors with Danish citizenship will move toward Denmark," Frederiksen said. The new law will not apply to single-nationality Danes.

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