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German police have raided Volkswagen's HQ in connection with emission-cheating scandal

Matthew DeBord,AFPOct 8, 2015, 19:10 IST

Berlin (AFP) - German police raided auto giant Volkswagen's headquarters and other sites Thursday, as part of an investigation into a massive pollution-cheating scandal engulfing the group.

"Today, in connection with the so-called emissions scandal, raids were carried out at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg and other locations," prosecutors from the state of Lower Saxony said in a statement.

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