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In reply to the discussion: Holder of Syrian passport found in Paris passed through Greece [View all]Jarqui
(10,409 posts)34. According to the Wall Street Journal, they got a match
http://www.wsj.com/articles/paris-attacks-syrian-migrant-was-among-the-bombers-1447547354
Syrian Migrant Was Among the Bombers
Nov. 14, 2015 7:29 p.m. ET
According to CBS, maybe not
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-attacks-teams-extremists-france-prosecutor/
Hard to keep up with this.
Syrian Migrant Was Among the Bombers
Nov. 14, 2015 7:29 p.m. ET
PARISOne of the assailants in Fridays deadly attacks in and near the French capital recently entered Europe as a Syrian migrant, people familiar with the matter said, exposing gaps in the continents security as it copes with the biggest refugee crisis in decades.
French investigators were able to match the remains of one of the suicide bombers who attacked Frances main stadium to a Syrian passport that was used to enter Europes free-travel area and apply for asylum, the people familiar with the matter said.
European security officials have worried that Islamic State operatives would bring terror by mixing with the cohort of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who are fleeing war each week.
Screening migrants represents a formidable security challenge at a time when European intelligence agencies are straining to keep track of thousands of their own nationals who have rallied to Islamic State, officials say.
According to CBS, maybe not
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-attacks-teams-extremists-france-prosecutor/
A U.S. intelligence official told CBS News that a name and picture were recovered from the Syrian passport and the individual was not known to intelligence officials.
However, a U.S. intelligence official told CBS News the Syrian passport might be fake. The official said the passport did not contain the correct numbers for a legitimate Syrian passport and the picture did not match the name.
A U.S. intelligence official told CBS News that a name and picture were recovered from the Syrian passport and the individual was not known to intelligence officials.
A U.S. law enforcement source told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton French law enforcement officials were taking DNA and fingerprints from the dead terrorists. The test results were being run through databases as part of effort to identify the terrorists and their networks.
Hard to keep up with this.
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MowCowWhoHow III
Nov 2015
OP
Tight after 911, they said they found a passport of a perp had been found near the Twin Towers.
merrily
Nov 2015
#26
He wasn't a 'refugee' but for the 2 months he was there, someone paid for hotel/transportation.
Sunlei
Nov 2015
#23
whether or not terrorists used the syrian refugee crisis to infiltrate is not surprising
drray23
Nov 2015
#13