Czech President Says Bar Refugees to Prevent 'Barbaric Attacks'

Czech President Milos Zeman says the country should refuse to take in refugees to ensure they cannot commit "barbaric attacks", his spokesman said on Tuesday. Zeman, who holds a largely ceremonial post, is the country's most vocal opponent of immigration, opposing even the government's modest plan to take in 80 Syrian refugees this year, a tiny proportion of the millions fleeing the civil war. Islamist attacks in France and Germany in recent weeks have proved his...

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