Bundeskriminalamt
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In Germany, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) is the Federal police service (in contrast with the police forces of the German federal states, or Länder), with headquarters in Wiesbaden.
The BKA performs a counterintelligence role for the BRD, in cooperation with the intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst, headquartered in Pullach near Munich.
In Austria, the Bundeskriminalamt is a subsection of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and is located in Vienna.
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External links
- Official German Bundeskriminalamt website (http://www.bka.de) (with a large English section)
- Official Austrian Bundeskriminalamt website (http://www.bmi.gv.at/kriminalpolizei/)Template:Germany-stub
