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.

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/)

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