Two Syrians arrested in Geneva, traces of explosives in their car

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: Times of Malta

Two Syrian nationals were arrested in Geneva today and traces of explosives were found in their car, the city's daily Tribune de Geneve and Swiss television said.

The newspaper gave no details on the identity of the two men or the circumstances of their arrest and said that it was not clear whether there was any link with the heightened security alert launched by Geneva authorities yesterday.

Swiss President President Simonetta Sommaruga said earlier today that federal authorities put Geneva on a high security alert this week after getting a tip from foreign authorities about a suspected Islamic State cell in the region.

"The Swiss government received information from a foreign authority regarding a potential IS cell in the Geneva area. Federal authorities examined this information and shared it with the local police," Sommaruga told a news conference.

Read more: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151211/world/two-syrians-arrested-in-geneva-traces-of-explosives-in-their-car.595365

[CJCRANE]

1. Arming jihadis and leaving your borders unsecured is a recipe for disaster. nt

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. Free societies are a recipe for disaster

I prefer a disastrous recipe to a society that surrenders freedom for the illusion of safety.

[CJCRANE]

3. They just needed to enforce their borders and not give weapons to jihadis.

That's only taking freedom away from the jihadis to commit atrocities unimpeded.

Europeans want their borders secured.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. Actually abandoning open borders is punishing every European.

and unnecessary.

Freedom is dangerous.
Embrace danger.

[CJCRANE]

5. Arming jihadis is not an inalienable right

nor are open borders.

Do you think Saudi Arabia and Israel should have open borders and let everyone in?

[Agnosticsherbet]

6. I think that the European experiment with Open bordrs has far more benefits than problems.

There are better ways to fight terrorism than building big walls and arming individuals to the teeth.

But, hey, opinions may vary.

[hollowdweller]

8. Up to this point.

[StoneCarver]

7. Calm down

I once was traveling to Mexico with a bunch of buddies. The TSA swiped one of my friends carry on luggage handles ran it through a scanner and it popped positive for nitrogen (found in explosives). It turned out to be sunscreen! Wait until there is something more conclusive. These test have a high false positive rate. I'm not say'n don't be concerned, but don't go off the deep end. It is NOT conclusive.
Stonecarver

[Midnight Writer]

9. Thank You, StoneCarver. Facts before freak out, please.

[rockfordfile]

10. It's good that the Police are checking this out