IS fighters among refugees entering Europe: Austrian expert

"Dozens" of fighters of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) have entered Europe through the present migration wave, an Austrian anti-terrorism expert warned Friday.

In an interview with the Kronen Zeitung newspaper Gert-Rene Polli, former director of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT) in Austria, said European security politics is currently going through a "blind flight".

"The security situation can no longer be kept under control," he added, in light of the constant stream of migrants coming from the Middle East to Europe.

Polli, presently head of a Vienna-based Intelligence and Public Safety company, said the "absolutely uncontrolled migration" of masses of people presents great danger.

He said it is clear that IS fighters are among the migrants, and are using the opportunity to enter Europe, for which they "do not even need any weapons".

Security authorities in Europe have little chance in catching terror suspects among the migrants, such as German authorities who are presently "desperate".

"IS fighters do not wait until authorities slowly catch their onto their trail, they will strike beforehand. We will see that in five months at the latest," he added.

He also criticized Austrian authorities for displaying a lack of urgency in dealing with the problem, saying none wished to make their opinion clear unless it was in line "with that of the minister". Endit