Paris concert gunman was French, known to have Islamist ties: source -https://t.co/8vuufaCjPA #ParisAttacks pic.twitter.com/ucO3ixFrVF
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 14, 2015
What they mean is a Muslim—either black or Arab—who has French citizenship papers, either by birth or immigration. Here's Iowahawk's response:
Police release composite sketch RT @AFP #BREAKING Frenchman arrested at London Gatwick airport with weapon: police pic.twitter.com/Db9ls9iFgV
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) November 14, 2015
But they weren't all "Frenchmen"—at least one of them was a Syrian "refugee" registered on on the Greek Island of Leros, according to Yanni Koutis in Greece:
#Greece PublicOrderMin Toskas confirms Paris attacker w Syrian passport was registered as refugee on Leros island in Oct. /via @AntennaNews
— Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) November 14, 2015
#Greece MigrationMin Mouzalas on Sept 9: It wd be "foolish to believe that there are no jihadists among the refugees that cross into Europe"
— Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) November 14, 2015
#ParisAttacks appear to be work of self-contained cell back from #Syria, UK sources tell @BBCNews https://t.co/cux8Q2GhGm
— Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) November 14, 2015
English translation via @GreekAnalyst of #Greece PublicOrderMin Toskas statmnt re Paris attacker registered on Leros https://t.co/naP2u5VzBJ
— Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) November 14, 2015
