1 in 50 Syrian refugees are ISIS jihadists!
One in 50 Syrian refugees entering Europe could be member of Isis, a Lebanese government minister has claimed.
Elias Bou Saab, the country's education minister, suggested as many as two per cent of refugees from Syria may be jihadis sent by the so-called Islamic State.
Saab said he had no firm information on terrorist infiltration of refugees, but said his “gut feeling” told him it was happening.
Asked if ISIS could be sending militants under the guise of being refugees, Mr Saab said: “Yes, they bring some people, the smugglers. They organise groups and send them out.”
Groups were arriving from Syria which looked different to usual refugees, he said: “They are all dressed with something unified, uniform, vests".
Saab made the comments while travelling with Prime Minister David Cameron on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan.
Saab's comments follow warnings from Pope Francis and Ukip leader Nigel Farage that ISIS fighters could enter Europe hidden among the large numbers of refugees and migrants.
The Pope told Portuguese radio station Radio Renascença: “The truth is that just 400 kilometres from Sicily there is an incredibly cruel terrorist group. So there is a danger of infiltration, this is true.”
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