Erstellt am: 7. 8. 2013 - 16:53 Uhr

Truth or Exaggeration?

The threat of al-Qaeda based in Yemen carrying out attacks PLUS claims made by the Austrian Interior Ministry with regards to the Votivkirche/Servittenkloster Refugees, turn out to be not quite right.

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Yemeni soldiers stand guard at the departure lounge at Sanaía International Airport in Sanaía, Yemen, 07 August 2013

The Threat in Yemen

Almost 100 U.S. government personnel were evacuated from Yemen at dawn yesterday. The US State Department urged all Americans in the country to leave “immediately” because of an “extremely high” threat of a terrorist attack.
This was happening as a U.S. drone attack killed four suspected terrorists.
Terror expert Paul Rogers gave today's Reality Check host, Steve Crilley, his take on what's happening in Yemen...

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Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner

A Slight Exaggeration?

FM4 has been following the ongoing story of the so-called Votivkirche Refugees, the group of men who marched from Traiskirchen to the Votivkirche to bring awareness to the plight of refugees trying to seek asylum in Austria. The Votivkirche Refugees became the Servitenkloster Refugees when they were evacuated to a monastery in central Vienna.

The most recent chapter in the refugees' story involved the recent hasty deportation of eight men.

When criticised about the deportations, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl Leitner claimed that some of the refugees were part of a brutal human trafficking ring.
Falter journalist Florian Klenk decided to investigate that claim and he told me that he found a completely different story. You can listen to my interview with him below or you can read the interview here.