People light candles and put flowers in front of the French embassy in tribute to victims of Paris attacks, in Warsaw, Poland today.
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“We are working with two versions of the attack – radicalisation of the Muslim parts of population of France as retaliation for France’s involvement in air strikes against ISIS, or infiltration of ISIS into the current migration waves”, he told journalists after chairing an emergency meeting of his country’s national security council.
It is still not yet clear whether the Syrian passport is fake or real, or whether it belonged to the dead bomber.
Germany’s defense minister is pushing back against the idea that terrorists are entering Europe as refugees.
The migrants streaming through Slovenia toward Austria, Germany and other wealthy European Union nations said Saturday the terror attacks resemble the wars that they are fleeing.
In the wake of the slaughter in Paris, many commenters have questioned why the perpetrators would carry passports with them during the highly co-ordinated attacks.
Ivanov has said that more than 8,500 migrants have entered the country unregistered through illegal border crossings from Greece.
The statement also says “this step would be taken as a last resort”.
“The one responsible for the attacks in Paris… he is a criminal and not a refugee and not an asylum seeker”, Mr Juncker said.
Lawmakers have resisted endorsing the system, known as the Passenger Name Record (PNR), on the grounds it could infringe people’s privacy.Cazeneuve also said that European countries needed to improve their intelligence sharing and ensure there are “systematic and coordinated controls” of the European Union’s external borders.
“There is no need for an overall review of the European policy on refugees”, Junker added.
“I would invite those in Europe who try to change the migration agenda we have adopted – I would like to remind them to be serious about this and not to give in to these basic reactions that I do not like”, Juncker said.
In the USA, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Middle Eastern refugees should be blocked from coming to this country, telling reporters “if I were one of the leaders of the global jihadist movement and I didn’t infiltrate that group of (asylum seekers) with my people, that would be nearly malpractice”, the Washington Post reported. Abdul Selam, 31, who is fleeing Syria, said he fears refugees now “will be considered as probable attackers”. “And we have a few signals that in fact it’s started”. The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the allegations. “Solidarity should be at the core of our decisions”, Tusk said.
