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| Paris attacks: Austria arrests two suspects at refugee camp | Paris attacks: Austria arrests two suspects at refugee camp |
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| Police in Austria have arrested two people suspected of having links to the Paris attacks at a transit camp for refugees in Salzburg, prosecutors say. | Police in Austria have arrested two people suspected of having links to the Paris attacks at a transit camp for refugees in Salzburg, prosecutors say. |
| Robert Holzleitner, from the state prosecutor's office, said the pair had travelled from the Middle East. | Robert Holzleitner, from the state prosecutor's office, said the pair had travelled from the Middle East. |
| They were arrested on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation. | They were arrested on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation. |
| An unconfirmed report said the men had travelled with members of the terror cell that carried out the 13 November attacks that killed 130 people. | An unconfirmed report said the men had travelled with members of the terror cell that carried out the 13 November attacks that killed 130 people. |
| The mass-circulation Kronen Zeitung (KZ) claimed the suspects were French. It said they had entered Europe via Greece with Islamic State (IS) militants who later carried out the Paris attacks, using forged Syrian passports. | The mass-circulation Kronen Zeitung (KZ) claimed the suspects were French. It said they had entered Europe via Greece with Islamic State (IS) militants who later carried out the Paris attacks, using forged Syrian passports. |
| The detained men were said to have been awaiting orders for new attacks, when they were arrested at a migrants' shelter in Salzburg over the weekend. | The detained men were said to have been awaiting orders for new attacks, when they were arrested at a migrants' shelter in Salzburg over the weekend. |
| Kronen Zeitung's report has not been independently verified but other reports said the threat was being taken very seriously. | Kronen Zeitung's report has not been independently verified but other reports said the threat was being taken very seriously. |
| Two other men were said to have been arrested at the same camp two weeks ago on suspicion of being IS militants. | |
| Justice ministry official Christian Pilnacek played down suggestions that two men, who were detained at the weekend, had been planning an attack: "Terror is too strong a word for that," he told Austrian radio. | Justice ministry official Christian Pilnacek played down suggestions that two men, who were detained at the weekend, had been planning an attack: "Terror is too strong a word for that," he told Austrian radio. |
| "We are investigating possible membership of a terrorist organisation. Like so often, it is a puzzle that has to be put together piece by piece." | "We are investigating possible membership of a terrorist organisation. Like so often, it is a puzzle that has to be put together piece by piece." |
| Mr Pilnacek also warned against conflating the terror threat in Europe with the migrant crisis. | Mr Pilnacek also warned against conflating the terror threat in Europe with the migrant crisis. |
| "Refugees shouldn't come under general suspicion - that would not be appropriate," he stressed, adding that because of the heated nature of debate, the judiciary would only make firm information public. | "Refugees shouldn't come under general suspicion - that would not be appropriate," he stressed, adding that because of the heated nature of debate, the judiciary would only make firm information public. |