Bosnia Demands Explanation for Macron’s ‘Time-Bomb’ Remark

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Bosnia Demands Explanation for Macron’s ‘Time-Bomb’ Remark | Balkan Insight
Danijel Kovacevic

Politicians and Muslim leaders in Bosnia have reacted with shock to the French President's claim that the country is a ‘ticking time bomb’ due to the number of returning ISIS fighters – noting that France has exported far more Islamist militants to the Middle East than Bosnia.

A member of Bosnia’s state presidency said he would summon the French ambassador seeking an explanation, after French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview called Bosnia a “ticking time bomb” in the Balkans.

Commenting on the French decision to block the start of negotiations for EU accession with Albania and North Macedonia, the French President said that neither nation was the primary source of concern in the Balkans.

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