"Several Middle Eastern refugees set to be granted asylum in Norway under a UN scheme were found to have ties to the jihadist groups Islamic State (Isis) and Al Nusra Front.
'Unfortunately, there are people who try to exploit and abuse the refugee system. We have uncovered some quota refugees with links to the Nusra Front and the ISIL,' police superintendent Svein Erik Molstad told Norway's Dagbladet newspaper...
The migrants were part of the 'quota' refugees cleared by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for resettlement in Norway.
The PST [Norway's police intelligence unit] did not reveal the methods it employs to conduct background checks, or how it discovered the group's terror links. It said it could not rule out if other people with terror links had managed to secure residence in Norway..."
June 2, 2015
UN Designated "Refugees" Include Islamic State and Al Nusra Terrorists
A camp for Syrian refugees in Turkey(Getty Images)
Date
June 2, 2015
Title
Isis and Al Nusra Militants Found Among UN Refugees Bound for Norway, International Business Times
Author(s)
Tom Porter
Original Source
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