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CNN: Two More ISIS Terrorists Would Have Participated in Paris Attack But Were Held in Greece

Two arrested Islamic State terrorists would have participated in the Paris bloody attacks, but were held in Greece because of their fake passports, a CNN report says. The two suspected ISIS operatives are identified as Algerian-born Adel Haddadi and his...

EU Anti-Terror Forces to Search for Jihadists in Migrant Camps in Greece

Europol anti-terror experts are to travel to Greece in an effort to track would-be jihadists amongst the migrants stuck in the country's camps, according to AFP, citing a Hellenic Police source. The team is expected to be in Greece by...

Frontex: EU Border Vulnerable to Terrorist Infiltration

The European Union borders are vulnerable to terrorists using illegal migrant flows to enter as border guards are often unable to determine the identity or nationality of migrants, Frontex says. In a report just released, Europe's border guard says that,...

Brussels Attacks: Key Evidence Found in Athens Flat Used by Paris Attack Suspect

A computer and a memory stick containing maps of the Brussels international airport were found in an apartment in Athens where one of the suspected Paris attacks organizers was staying, Belgian media reported on Saturday. Abdel Hamid Abaaoud, the organizer...

Two Suspects of Paris Terrorist Attacks Linked to Greece

Two men being held in Austria on suspicion of links to the Paris terrorist attacks in November passed through the Greek island of Leros, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report. The two suspects are French citizens of Algerian and Pakistani...

German Foreign Minister: Better Control of EU Borders Needed

Europe needs better control of its borders, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday, referring to cases of forged Syrian passports in the hands of Islamic State jihadists who have crossed to Europe posing as refugees. The statement follows...

Six Syrians Bearing False Greek Passports Arrested in Argentina

Argentinian authorities arrested six Syrians who flew into the South American country on fake Greek passports, a spokesman for the federal police told Reuters on Saturday. The six suspects, with one minor among them, were taken into custody at a Buenos...

Paris Terrorist Mastermind and Wanted Assailant had Passed Through Greece

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the alleged mastermind of the bloody terrorist attacks in Paris, had passed through Athens, as DNA evidence shows. Investigations also showed that Salah Abdeslam, a wanted Paris attack assailant, had also passed through Greece in August. Abdeslam took...

Three Legal Mosques Operating in Athens, Many More Illegally

Three mosques are operating legally in Athens at the moment after getting licenses in the past two years, and many more illegally according to a Kathimerini report. The Hamza mosque at the Victoria Square area started operating in the summer...

French and British Police Agree Third Suicide Bomber Passed Through Greece

French and British authorities agreed that the third suicide bomber of Stade de France in Paris on November 13 had crossed to Europe through the island of Leros. French authorities published a photograph of the third man who blew himself...