Some 128 Trinidadians have been linked to terrorist activities in other countries, but Trinidad and Tobago is no terrorist state, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon has declared.
Dillon made the comments in Senate yesterday as lawmakers raised concern about the issue on the heels of charges leveled by a United States commentator on MSNBC network last weekend, that the radical group ISIS, had dozen of members in the twin-island republic. Referring to US President Donald Trump’s recent visa ban for seven majority Muslim countries, the commentator said Brazil, Trinidad and the Bahamas have more terrorist members than any of the seven countries currently banned.
The Minister says based on our information at this point in time, there are almost 130 nationals who have left T&T involved in terrorist activities in countries away from T&T.
“Information at hand right now reflects about 70 adults and roughly about 58 family members.”
The Minister admitted that the issue was a challenging one but he assured that the Government was working with partners to crack down on the problem.