3:59 p.m.
A senior German
police official says some of the migrants reaching Europe
are Islamic State radicals planning terrorist attacks, but the refugee influx
is not systemically used by extremists to bring members into the EU.
The Austria Press
Agency cited German federal police chief Hans-Georg Maasen as saying that some
who blend in with the migrants fought with IS and are planning a "combat
mission" once they arrive in Europe. He said Thursday that his office
knows of 7,900 Islamic radicals in Germany who advocate violence to
advance their goals, with some trying to win migrants to their cause.
He said German
authorities receive one or two "fairly concrete tips" a week of
planned terrorist activity. And he described IS extremists as
"combat-hardened professionals" more dangerous than those from al-Qaida
Pakistani Migrants demanding in |
3:50 p.m.
Scores of migrants
stranded at Greece 's
northern border have clashed with police while trying to force their way into Macedonia .
The migrants from Iran , Morocco ,
Pakistan
and several other countries confronted Macedonian riot police who were seen
hitting protesters with batons.
At least 10 migrants
stranded at the border are on hunger strike and have sewn their mouths closed
in protest.
So called refugee from Iran sewing is mouth shut in protest |
1:45 p.m.
Norwegian police
and border officials have started checking identification papers of passengers
arriving and leaving, in a move to stem the flow of asylum-seekers.
The measures
adopted Thursday are planned to last 10 days. They include checks on ferries
arriving from Germany , Denmark and Sweden . Police have advised all
travelers to carry proof of their identity, including if they are moving around
in border regions.
noon
Czech President
Milos Zeman, known for his critical views of Islam, says Prime Minister
Bohuslav Sobotka is endangering the country by not fully recognizing the danger
asylum-seekers are posing.
In an interview
published in Thursday's edition of the Mlada Fronta daily, Zeman say that
unlike the prime minister he considers the migrant wave "an organized
invasion."
Sobotka previously
dismissed Zeman's suggestion that migration is linked to terrorism. He said it
is the terrorists from the Islamic State group who have to be combated, not the
refugees.
Sobotka and other
members of his government on Thursday also renewed their criticism of Zeman for
addressing a rally of his supporters organized by a major anti-Muslim group on
Nov. 17, the 26th anniversary of the anti-communist Velvet Revolution.
In the interview,
Zeman said he would do it again.
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10:30 a.m.
A Dutch advisory
court says that the government can demand of migrants who have had their asylum
applications rejected that they cooperate with efforts to repatriate them in
return for basic accommodation in the Netherlands .
The Council of
State said in a ruling Thursday that the justice ministry is entitled to demand
the cooperation in return for providing rejected asylum-seekers with "bed,
bath and bread" accommodation while they wait to be sent back to their
home country.
While the number of
migrants affected by the ruling is now relatively low, it is expected to soar
in coming months amid the European migrant crisis that has seen thousands of
people apply for asylum in the Netherlands .
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