Coons: Mosque Attack in Zurich an ‘Outgrowth’ of Right Wing Reaction to Muslim Refugees

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COONS: "Well, there is spreading violence in the Middle East. As you know, the tragic civil war in Syria which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, is going to produce consequences. I think the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey was directly inspired by Russia’s military intervention on the side of Assad. I think the tragic incident in Zurich, as it’s further investigated and better understood, may well have been an outgrowth of right wing reaction to Muslim refugees in the country. I think this incident this Germany may also lead to some further questions about how we balance privacy and security. I think at a time when we have more refugees in the world than at any point since the second World War, we need to keep supporting the international relief effort to reduce human suffering. But we’re going have to make tough choices to bring conflicts in the Middle East to an end. I’m concerned that President-Elect Trump is nominating some folks for senior leadership as his national security adviser, and in other places in his cabinet that frankly may not see the challenges to our security posed by Russia and the challenges to our Independence and our liberties posed by Russian cyber security and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East."