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One of the terrorists behind the massacre in Paris entered Europe by posing as a refugee, according to a Greek politician,

Deputy public order minister Nikos Toskas, said one of the men behind the sickening attack that killed at least 127 people landed on the island of Leros in the Med.

He stated: "On the case of the Syrian passport found at the scene of the terrorist attack, we announce that the passport holder passed from Leros on October 3 where he was identified based on EU rules...

"We do not know if the passport was checked by other countries through which the holder likely passed."

Islamic State extremists have bought 2,000 Syrian passports in China - and could pose as refugees to unleash terror attacks on Europe, an MP revealed last month.

Home Secretary Theresa May was alerted to the scam by a Tory MP.

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Intelligence experts fear jihadists could use the documents to seek sanctuary on the continent before launching atrocities.

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Conservative Richard Drax made the shock revelation as MPs discussed the refugee crisis gripping Europe .

He said: “What better way to get a terrorist into the West amidst all this chaos?”

Many in the nation spent a sleepless night glued to TV and online reports detailing the horror of the coordinated assault that left at least 127 people dead and more than 257 wounded from shootings and suicide bomb attacks.

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Eight terrorists were killed, seven of whom were Kamikazes and blowed themselves up on Friday night. Authorities are now investigating a second crew of terrorists who reportedly fled Paris and may be hiding in Belgium, according Le Monde newspaper.

Francois Hollande, President of France, declared three days of national mourning at a news conference Saturday. He squarely put the blame for the attacks on ISIS, which has claimed credit for the carnage executed in six attacks over a three-hour period on Friday night. "It is an act of war that was committed by a terrorist army, a jihadist army against France," a visibly shaken Hollande said.