A former chief of the Czech Army has warned that the EU is not paying attention to the Western Balkans - and is thus allow "terrorists to rest in the region."

"We are dealing with an entirely different part of Europe, that is, Western and Central Europe, and we have stopped paying attention to the Balkans since the 1990s war, especially security-wise," Jiri Sedivy has told the Czech media, according to Beta agency.

"The problem of the Balkans is that it creates a safe environment where terrorist cells can be established, they can prepare there, they can have their logistical centers and a background that allows them to prepare and at the same time rest from carrying out complicated operations in Western Europe," said Sedivy.

The Czech general also remarked that German and Austrian intelligence agencies have been warning during the last year that the Balkans is getting "pronouncedly radicalized" - and that the problem is created by the fact the Balkan Muslims are "the target of various Islamic regimes from the Middle East."

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