Czech President Rejects Taking In Refugees Citing Inability To Prevent 'Barbaric Attacks'

Czech President Milos Zeman has lashed out at countries taking in refugees and says his country should refuse to take in refugees to ensure they cannot commit “barbaric attacks,” his spokesman said Tuesday. Zeman, whose post is largely ceremonial, is the country’s most vocal opponent of immigration, opposing even the government's modest plan to take in 80 Syrian refugees this year, a tiny proportion of the millions fleeing the civil war, VOA News said. Saying recent Islamic attacks in France and Germany prove his point, Zeman’s spokesman, Jiri Ovcacek, told a news conference, "Our country simply cannot afford to risk terrorist attacks like what occurred in France and Germany. By accepting...