Islamic extremists target newly-arrived refugees as Gemany tries to tighten terror laws

ISLAMIC extremists are trying to radicalise hundreds of newly-arrived refugees and turn them into ISIS fighters, German intelligence chiefs have warned.

By SIMON OSBORNE PUBLISHED: 10:00, Sun, Aug 14, 2016 | UPDATED: 10:41, Sun, Aug 14, 2016


Protestors demonstrating against Angela Merkel's immigration policies in Berlin

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) - Germany's domestic intelligence service - said it had concrete knowledge of more than 340 cases of attempted jihadist recruitment among migrants.

BfV president Hans-Georg Maassen said: "There are more than 340 cases which have become known to us. These are only the ones we know about. There are probably more cases."

Mr Maassen said refugee families were being given information about how to spot radical Islamists at their recruitment work and to report them to authorities.

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There are more than 340 cases which have become known to us.These are only the ones we know about. There are probably more cases Hans-Georg Maassen

He said: "It gives us concern if the Salafists and other Islamists are allowed to recruit in this way."

The warnings were issued as Chancellor Angeka Merkel's open-door immigration policy comes coming under severe strain with politicians from all sides demanding changes to the system and protestors taking to the streets to demonstrate against the massive influx of migrants.

Germany is trying to toughen up its anti-terror laws in the wake of a spate of recent attacks which sent shockwaves throughout the nation.


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Frauke Petry, the leader of the right wing Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), wants a "return migration authority" which would "bring illegal migrants and rejected asylum seekers on to two islands protected by the United Nations outside Europe"





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She said: "Unaccompanied men should be separated from women or families. This is more secure than the current practice, less expensive and above all safer for women."

Ansbach bomber Mohammed Daleel was due to be sent home but was then declared unfit to deported because of two suicide attempts.

Islamic extremists target newly-arrived refugees as Gemany tries to tighten terror laws