Officials point to Europeans arriving in Turkey with weapons and on watchlisted passports and say warnings were ignoredTurkish officials occupy accused European governments of attempting to export their Islamic extremist problem to Syria,saying the EU has failed to secure its own borders or abide by pledges to share intelligence and cooperate in fighting the jihadist threat.
The failures were outlined by Turkish officials to the Guardian through several documented instances of foreign fighters leaving Europe while travelling on passports registered on Interpol watchlists, arriving from European airports with luggage containing weapons and ammunition, or being freed after being deported from Turkey despite warnings that they occupy links to foreign fighter networks.
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Source: theguardian.com