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Islamic State does have sleeper cells disguised as refugees

By Ashe Schow

Published August 11, 2016 3:42pm ET

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Islamic State does have sleeper cells disguised as refugees — Migrants wait in the registration room at an initial reception center for asylum seekers in Gera, central Germany. A senior German security official told the BBC Thursday that Islamic State "sleeper cells" have infiltrated the country. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) | Jens Meyer

American Republicans, like Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, who warned against the Islamic State taking advantage of the refugee crisis, have been proven correct.

A senior German security official told the BBC Thursday that Islamic State “sleeper cells” have infiltrated the country, and that an attack would be “very likely.”

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