Slovak PM says more attacks likely, blames migrants

July 30, 2016 01:51

Slovak President Robert Fico today said he believed there is a high risk that fresh attacks will occur in Europe, and he blamed migrants for the threat.

In less than two weeks Islamic State group jihadists have claimed four bloody assaults in France and Germany that killed nearly 90 people, wounded hundreds and left the continent on edge.

"It is obvious that potential terrorists could have used uncontrolled migration to smuggle in weapons and explosives," said Fico, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

"Therefore the possibility of more ... terrorist attacks is very, very high. There is potential for this," he told reporters in Bratislava.

Fico, who was re-elected on an anti-migration platform in March, added that intelligence gathered by the Slovak secret service showed "there is a link between migration and terrorism".

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