Police are now investigating whether an asylum seeker that is living in Germany fought for Islamic State.
The Syrian man, who now lives in a shelter in the north-east region of Brandenburg, allegedly told other refugees that he had been a member of ISIS.
The German newspaper, Welt am Sonntag, reported that hte man was filmed boasting about his blood-thirsty past.
Investigators are now attempting to determine whether the Syrian was a member of ISIS, the newspaper reported.
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office has said that the suspect was filmed by other refugees boasting about having killed for the terrorist group.
Photographs of alleged Isis militants from Syria and Iraq who are now seeking asylum in Germany have been investigated. However, Welt am Sonntag reported that the images, which were shared mainly on social media, have turned out to be deliberate falsifications or confusions.
But the authorities stressed they only had the word of others and are still checking to see if the allegations have any merit.
Despite the case, federal police do not believe terrorists are infiltrating Germany through the influx of refugees.
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