German official says some migrants IS radicals

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 cites 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 says 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 says German authorities receive one or two “fairly concrete tips” a week of planned terrorist activity. And he describes IS extremists as “combat-hardened professionals” more dangerous than those from al-Qaeda.

— AFP