Immigration security

Czech president Milos Zeman claims Muslim Brotherhood plot to control Europe is behind refugee crisis

Anti-immigration Czech president Milos Zeman has claimed that the wave of refugees and migrants to Europe has been engineered by Islamist organisation the Muslim Brotherhood in a plot to "control" Europe.

"I believe this invasion is being organised by the Muslim Brotherhood, using financial means from a number of states," the 71-year old told Czech Radio.

Veteran left-winger Zeman claimed to have been tipped off about the secret plan by from two sources , "both Muslims and leading Arab politicians".

The Muslim Brotherhood is a political organisation that was ousted from power in Egypt in a military coup in 2013. Hundreds of its supporters have been arrested, and the group outlawed. It is also banned in other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia.