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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's prime minister says prepaid telephone cards from his nation have been used in extremist attacks. The government is trying once again to pass legislation to require buyers of prepaid cards to show an identity document.
Premier Dacian Ciolos today gave no details of which attacks were involved. However, an intelligence official speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press prepaid cards had been used in terror attacks in Europe in the last year.
The Romanian Intelligence Service said in a statement Tuesday Romanian prepaid cards are currently used in Syria and Iraq and they could be "used to benefit terrorist organizations."
Romania unsuccessfully tried to introduce a similar law in 2012 and 2014. Telecommunications Minister Marius Bostan said Monday that the government plans to try again.
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