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| 'Warning shots' should be fired to deter EU-bound migrants, says Danish MP 'Warning shots' should be fired to deter EU-bound migrants, says Danish MP | |
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| A Danish lawmaker has said he regretted saying migrants sailing to Europe should “be fired at” if they crossed the continent’s “territorial waters”. He clarified his remarks to say “warning shots” should be fired instead. | A Danish lawmaker has said he regretted saying migrants sailing to Europe should “be fired at” if they crossed the continent’s “territorial waters”. He clarified his remarks to say “warning shots” should be fired instead. |
| Kenneth Kristensen Berth is a member of the anti-immigration and populist Danish People’s party, the country’s second-largest party and a government ally. | Kenneth Kristensen Berth is a member of the anti-immigration and populist Danish People’s party, the country’s second-largest party and a government ally. |
| Kristensen Berth, the EU affairs spokesman for the party, said his initial comments “can be interpreted in a way that hasn’t been my intention”. | Kristensen Berth, the EU affairs spokesman for the party, said his initial comments “can be interpreted in a way that hasn’t been my intention”. |
| But he said Thursday that “warning shots” should be fired because it was “essential” to protect the European Union’s territorial borders. | But he said Thursday that “warning shots” should be fired because it was “essential” to protect the European Union’s territorial borders. |
| Soeren Espersen, the party’s deputy leader, said: “It is hard for me to say something else than I agree with him.” Espersen said such situations would be “very, very seldom”. | Soeren Espersen, the party’s deputy leader, said: “It is hard for me to say something else than I agree with him.” Espersen said such situations would be “very, very seldom”. |
| He added “warning shots is something the navy uses to make people follow orders”. | He added “warning shots is something the navy uses to make people follow orders”. |
| Opposition lawmakers and a senior member of Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen’s Liberal party condemned Kristensen Berth for his initial remarks, which were made on Tuesday. | Opposition lawmakers and a senior member of Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen’s Liberal party condemned Kristensen Berth for his initial remarks, which were made on Tuesday. |
| “What a warning shot tells is that the next shot fired will hit you if you don’t stop your activity,” said Jakob Ellemann-Jensen of the governing Liberal party who preferred “political solutions”. | “What a warning shot tells is that the next shot fired will hit you if you don’t stop your activity,” said Jakob Ellemann-Jensen of the governing Liberal party who preferred “political solutions”. |
| “What follows [a warning shot] is use of violence. That is not OK,” he said. | “What follows [a warning shot] is use of violence. That is not OK,” he said. |