Merkel: Islam Is Not The Cause Of Terrorism, Europe Must Take More Migrants

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has again urged Europe to take in more migrants and said that Islam is ‘not the source of terror.’

Merkel was speaking on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference;

“I think, those countries, first and foremost have to give a contribution. Because only in this way we would be able to convince people that it is not Islam that is the source of terrorism. But a falsely understood Islam,” she said.

“I expect from religious authorities of Islam to find strong language in order to delimitate peaceful Islam from terrorism committed in the name of Islam. We as non-Muslims cannot do this, it should be done by Islamic clergy and authorities,” she added.

Germany has been at the forefront of some of the most significant terror attacks throughout 2016.

On the 26th February in Hanover, a policeman was severely injured by a 15-year-old girl who stabbed the officer in the neck, police later revealed she pledged allegiance to ISIS.

On the 18th July 2016, an asylum seeker from Pakistan injured five people, two critically, with a knife on a train near Wurzburg. Officials confirmed the attack was a terrorist attack with an Islamist religious motive.

Most recently, on the 19th Decemeber 2016, a truck was driven into the Christmas markets in Berlin, which left 12 people dead and injured 56 others. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack and a video was later discovered on the phone of Anis Amri pledging allegiance to ISIS.

(c) Breaking911 – Robert Walker

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