Terrorists Arriving in Hungary Among Migrants 'Real Threat' – Counter-Terrorism Center

The Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Center told Sputnik that terrorists penetrating the Hungarian border among thousands of refugees pose real threat to the country.

BUDAPEST (Sputnik) — Terrorists penetrating the Hungarian border among thousands of refugees pose real threat to the country, the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Center told Sputnik on Tuesday.

The statement came after Hungarian Special Forces said earlier in the day they had uncovered two Arab terrorists who entered Western Europe under the guise of refugees.

“Danger of migrants travelling illegally and without documents is a real, existing problem, along with the terrorist threat,” the center said in a statement, adding that terrorist groups, including ISIL, use a less controlled migrant flow to illegally enter the European Union.

“The center cooperates with other international anti-terrorist organizations, as well as with the Hungarian border services to track migrants,” the agency said.

Hungary, among other European countries, has been struggling to cope with the massive migrant crisis that has hit the region, as tens of thousands of refugees try to enter the bloc, fleeing violence in their home countries, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.

Budapest estimates that over 156,000 migrants have illegally entered the country since the beginning of 2015 attempting to travel further within the European Union to reach richer countries and apply for asylum there.