No threat of terror in Hungary, says nat security cttee

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – There is no current direct threat of a terror attack in Hungary, the government and opposition members of parliament’s national security committee agreed after a meeting of the committee to assess national security aspects of the recent Paris attacks on Tuesday.

Hungary’s government has all the means to protect citizens and the fight against terrorism is not hampered by finances, the committee members said after briefings by representatives of the government, police and secret services. Hungary’s counter-terrorism centre (TEK) is working effectively together with the police, secret services and associate organisations in Europe and beyond, they added.

Chairman of the committee Zsolt Molnar of the Socialists said before the meeting that his party sees no connection between economic migration and terrorism. The majority of Muslims think in terms of peaceful coexistence, and a parallel should not be drawn between terrorism and Islam, he added. People must not be judged by their religion but by the potential risk they pose to national security in Hungary or in Europe, he said.