BERLIN—Three Syrian men believed to have been sent to Germany last year by Daesh as a possible “sleeper cell” were arrested in raids on Tuesday, part of efforts to root out extremists sent to Europe amid the migrant influx, authorities said. The three traveled to Germany via Turkey and Greece, the route used by most migrants to Europe last year. The Federal Criminal Police Office said that six locations in two German states were searched Tuesday. The office noted that the attacks in Paris and Brussels over the past year showed that Daesh has used the migrant flow to send people to Europe. In July, two attacks were carried out in Germany by asylum seekers who arrived over the past two years and claimed by Daesh.

Source: thestar September 13, 2016 18:00 UTC