State Dept. defends refugee vetting after Ohio State attack

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published November 30, 2016 7:21pm ET

State Dept. defends refugee vetting after Ohio State attack — Abdul Razak Ali Artan plowed his car into a group of pedestrians and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) | Adam Cairns

The State Department on Wednesday defended its process of reviewing applications for refugees trying to enter the United States, after a Somali refugee was shot and killed after staging a terrorist attack at Ohio State University on Monday.

Republicans have said the possibility of terrorists entering the U.S. as refugees means a more strict vetting process is needed, and some say the U.S. should halt refugee access until improvements are made.