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Syrian Whose Selfie With Merkel Went Viral Wants To Stay In Germany
Almost a decade ago, a Syrian refugee's selfie with Germany's then chancellor Angela Merkel went viral. Today, Anas Modamani has a job, a German passport and a fiancee and no plans to return to his war-ravaged country.
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ISIS Holds 11,100 Blank Syrian Passports: Report
German authorities believe the ISIS group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any individual's details, weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday.
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Germany Arrests 3 ISIS Suspects With 'Links' To Paris Attackers
German police on Tuesday arrested three men with forged Syrian passports accused of being ISIS terrorists and labelled a possible "sleeper cell" with links to the Paris attackers.
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France Calls For European Union Crackdown On Fake Syrian Passports
France has asked the European Union to improve the detection of fake Syrian passports used by people trying to get into Europe after two of the suicide bombers in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks were found carrying such passports.
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European Union Border Agency Warns of Risks From Fake Passports: Report
The head of the European Union's border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports.
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'Frenchmen' With Possible Paris Attacks Links Held In Austria
Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said today, with an Austrian newspaper reporting the two are French citizens posing as refugees.
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Germany Says Overestimated Migrants With Fake Syrian Passports
The proportion of people entering Germany with fake Syrian passports is far less than the 30 percent announced by the interior minister in September, the government has said.
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ISIS May Have Passport Printing Machines, Blank Passports: Report
The terror group ISIS may have access to passport printing machines and blank Syrian passports, says a media report. It adds that some followers of the organisation may have entered the US using authentic-looking passports.
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Islamic State Can Make Fake Syrian Passports: US Report
A US government agency report has warned that Islamic State has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, a federal official confirmed on Friday.
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Syrians Flee War to Brave Smugglers' Gauntlet in Volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
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Honduras Arrests 5 Syrians Headed to US With Stolen Passports
Honduran authorities have arrested five Syrians intending to make it to the United States with stolen Greek passports, triggering alarm on Wednesday in the wake of the Paris attacks launched by Syria-linked jihadists.
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Bomber's Fake Passport Roils the Migrant Issue
The mystery man arrived in Europe on a boat from Turkey that washed up on the azure shores of Greece on Oct. 3. He disembarked with 197 desperate migrants on the isle of Leros, where harried police processed the man whose Syrian passport named him as Ahmad Almohammad, a 30-year-old from Idlib.
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French Police Issue Photo of Unidentified Dead Suicide Bomber
French police on Tuesday released a photograph of one of the suicide bombers who blew himself up outside the national stadium, appealing for any witnesses with information to come forward.
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Suicide Bomber Passport 'May Have Belonged to Syrian Soldier'
A passport found near the body of one of the Stade de France suicide bombers may have belonged to a Syrian regime soldier killed several months ago, a source close to the investigation told AFP.
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Holder of Syrian Passport Found in Paris Travelled Through Balkans
The holder of a Syrian passport found near the body of one of the gunmen who died in Friday night's attacks in Paris was registered as a refugee in several European countries last month, authorities said.
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Syrian Whose Selfie With Merkel Went Viral Wants To Stay In Germany
Almost a decade ago, a Syrian refugee's selfie with Germany's then chancellor Angela Merkel went viral. Today, Anas Modamani has a job, a German passport and a fiancee and no plans to return to his war-ravaged country.
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ISIS Holds 11,100 Blank Syrian Passports: Report
German authorities believe the ISIS group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any individual's details, weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday.
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Germany Arrests 3 ISIS Suspects With 'Links' To Paris Attackers
German police on Tuesday arrested three men with forged Syrian passports accused of being ISIS terrorists and labelled a possible "sleeper cell" with links to the Paris attackers.
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France Calls For European Union Crackdown On Fake Syrian Passports
France has asked the European Union to improve the detection of fake Syrian passports used by people trying to get into Europe after two of the suicide bombers in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks were found carrying such passports.
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European Union Border Agency Warns of Risks From Fake Passports: Report
The head of the European Union's border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports.
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'Frenchmen' With Possible Paris Attacks Links Held In Austria
Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said today, with an Austrian newspaper reporting the two are French citizens posing as refugees.
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Germany Says Overestimated Migrants With Fake Syrian Passports
The proportion of people entering Germany with fake Syrian passports is far less than the 30 percent announced by the interior minister in September, the government has said.
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ISIS May Have Passport Printing Machines, Blank Passports: Report
The terror group ISIS may have access to passport printing machines and blank Syrian passports, says a media report. It adds that some followers of the organisation may have entered the US using authentic-looking passports.
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Islamic State Can Make Fake Syrian Passports: US Report
A US government agency report has warned that Islamic State has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, a federal official confirmed on Friday.
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Syrians Flee War to Brave Smugglers' Gauntlet in Volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
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Honduras Arrests 5 Syrians Headed to US With Stolen Passports
Honduran authorities have arrested five Syrians intending to make it to the United States with stolen Greek passports, triggering alarm on Wednesday in the wake of the Paris attacks launched by Syria-linked jihadists.
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Bomber's Fake Passport Roils the Migrant Issue
The mystery man arrived in Europe on a boat from Turkey that washed up on the azure shores of Greece on Oct. 3. He disembarked with 197 desperate migrants on the isle of Leros, where harried police processed the man whose Syrian passport named him as Ahmad Almohammad, a 30-year-old from Idlib.
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French Police Issue Photo of Unidentified Dead Suicide Bomber
French police on Tuesday released a photograph of one of the suicide bombers who blew himself up outside the national stadium, appealing for any witnesses with information to come forward.
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Suicide Bomber Passport 'May Have Belonged to Syrian Soldier'
A passport found near the body of one of the Stade de France suicide bombers may have belonged to a Syrian regime soldier killed several months ago, a source close to the investigation told AFP.
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Holder of Syrian Passport Found in Paris Travelled Through Balkans
The holder of a Syrian passport found near the body of one of the gunmen who died in Friday night's attacks in Paris was registered as a refugee in several European countries last month, authorities said.
