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Donald Trump Warns Of Another 9/11-Style Attack By Syrian Refugees

Donald Trump has warned that the Obama administration’s effort to step up asylum for Syrian refugees has put the US on the verge of another large-scale terrorist attack. The presumptive US Republican presidential nominee thinks that a 9/11 level attack would be led by refugees entering the United States with mobile phones funded by the so-called Islamic State. Press TV reports: Trump said on the National Border Patrol Council’s “The Green Line” radio show on Sunday that Syrian refugees residing in the US would plan the next 9/11 attack. The September, 11, 2001 attacks, also known as the 9/11 attacks, were a series of strikes in the US which killed nearly 3,000 people and caused about $10 billion worth of property and infrastructure damage. US officials assert that the attacks were carried out by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists – 15 of them were Saudi citizens — but many independent researchers have raised questions about the official account. “Bad things will happen. A lot of bad things will happen,” said Trump, whose campaign has been marked by controversial statements, including with disparaging remarks about Mexican immigrants and Muslims. “There will be attacks that you wouldn’t believe,” Trump said. “There will be attacks [...]