Monday, March 6, 2017

FBI 'terror probe' for 300 refugees, says US attorney general

More than 300 people admitted to the US as refugees are being investigated by the FBI for potential terror-related activities, says the top law official.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions pointed to this FBI probe to justify the new executive order banning travel from six mainly Muslim countries.

The order, which puts a 90-day travel ban on Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, begins on 16 March.

But Mr Sessions did not say how many of the 300 came from the banned countries.

Nor did he say what the alleged offences are or how many may face charges.

A spokeswoman for the American



source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/06/fbi-039terror-probe039-for-300-refugees-says-us-attorney-general/

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