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BORDERING ON MADNESS
Man dressed as ISIS fighter with gun and flag ‘walks straight through German border controls’
He claims to have a crossed the border "several times" but says he has not once been challenged
A SHOCKING video shows the moment a man dressed as an Isis fighter with gun and carrying the terror group's infamous flag 'casually strolls across the German border.'
The startling clip - posted on YouTube - is reportedly aimed at exposing the "pathetic" security that exists on the country's border with Denmark.
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The Danish man in the film claims to have a crossed the border "several times" but says he has not once been stopped or questioned by any authorities.
The video, which has not been verified, comes nearly a week after Isis claimed responsibility for a Christmas Market terror attack which claimed 12 lives and injured many more in Berlin.
Alongside the video, the uploader writes: “A Danish citizen dressed up in Islamic State gear, flag and fake gun to show how pathetic the border is between Germany and Denmark.
“We test border controls. Can an Isis terrorist cross the border unnoticed? Border controls were non-existent. Do you feel comfortable with our open borders?”
Earlier this year, Denmark imposed controls on its southern frontier with Germany in a move designed to stop the flow of migrants into the country, reports the .
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Danish PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the decision was prompted by Sweden’s move to introduce ID checks for all passengers arriving by train, bus or ferry from Denmark.
He said: “The new Swedish requirement for ID checks poses a serious threat of a large number of asylum seekers accumulating in a short time, for example in and around Copenhagen, threatening public order and safety.
"We do not want this.”
While they were only meant to be a temporary measure, they have remained in place for the rest of 2016.
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The Danish integration minister Inger Stojberg said after a meeting with other euro ministers that they intend to continue into 2017.
She said: “There is no doubt that it is our aim [to continue border checks]. The issue specifically is what will happen after February 12. I see it as essential that Denmark continues to have border control.”
In the wake of the Berlin terrorist Anis Amri being killed in a shootout with police in Milan, Italy, the European Commission has said steps are needed to strengthen border controls across the continent.
Isis has killed more than 250 people in Germany, France and Belgium in the past year.
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