Man in failed attack on Paris police lived in German shelter for asylum seekers
Source: Washington Post
The Islamist extremist who staged a failed attack on a Paris police station last week had been living in a shelter for asylum seekers in western Germany, police said, deepening fears that militants may be infiltrating Europe disguised as migrants.
The revelation that the assailant had been trying to pass himself off as an asylum seeker is likely to spur further debate about the vetting and processing of hundreds of thousands of migrants from the war-torn Middle East seeking sanctuary in Europe. The man had assumed several aliases and at one point claimed to be from Syria, according to police in Germany.
French authorities fatally shot him on Thursday, the first anniversary of terrorist attacks on a satirical publication in Paris and other targets, as he approached the police station brandishing a butcher knife and wearing a fake explosives vest.
Several assailants in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people, also are thought to have used the same routes being traveled by a record number of asylum seekers and economic migrants. They include at least two attackers who entered Europe posing as Syrian asylum seekers on the Greek island of Leros.
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840high
(17,196 posts)there are like him.
christx30
(6,241 posts)We have to just pretend everything is fine. To do anything less, even in the face of Charlie Hebdo, Paris, and Colonge, is Islamophobic.
840high
(17,196 posts)telling the truth is now a revolutionary act.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)are asking the same question. They really do need to tighten up their vetting of refugees.
7962
(11,841 posts)Got blasted for it of course, but I see the world as it IS, not as I wish it would be. I also said the next yr or 2 is going to show massive problems in EVERY EU country that allowed a massive influx of unknowns. And its started quicker than I thought. Stay tuned
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)We disagree about much but this.
7962
(11,841 posts)There's ALWAYS room!!!
840high
(17,196 posts)mess is just the beginning.
MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)racism and bigotry.
I am willing to donate money (and pay more taxes) and time to help refugees. I want them to have healthcare. I cannot and will not put other citizens at risk due to radical religious ideas. This culture is the only one I can think of that we hear as observers go deeper into the ideology, the higher the chances of becoming radicalized.
Is the rest of the world expected to wait and be blown up or shot up - just take your chances?