French official suggests Islamic State has ‘fake document industry’

By Rudy Takala

Published January 25, 2016 10:11pm ET

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French official suggests Islamic State has ‘fake document industry’ — "Daesh has managed to seize passports in Iraq, Syria and Libya and to set up a true industry of fake passports," said French Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve, right, after meeting with Dutch Justice minister Ard van der Steur, left, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) | Peter Dejong

The Islamic State has a “fake document industry” that includes forged passports, a French official said on Monday.

“Daesh has managed to seize passports in Iraq, Syria and Libya and to set up a true industry of fake passports,” French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters following a meeting in Amsterdam. Cazeneuve also proposed creating a task force to prevent migrants from using the forged documents to enter the European Union.

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