A global security summit in Washington to fight the rise of Islamic...

A global security summit in Washington to fight the rise of Islamic extremism

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President Barack Obama will invite allies to a Feb. 18 security summit in Washington to try and prevent violent extremism, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Sunday after meeting his European counterparts in Paris.

The gathering of justice and interior chiefs came as France mourned 17 victims of Islamist gunmen this week in the worst assault on its homeland security in decades.

‘We will bring together all of our allies to discuss ways in which we can counteract this violent extremism that exists around the world,’ Holder told reporters.

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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said after the meeting that European interior ministers had agreed to boost cooperation in an effort to thwart further jihadist attacks.

According to the Mail Online, Minister Cazeneuve said Europe needed urgent progress in establishing a European Passenger Name Record database, which would facilitate the exchange of data about passengers between member states.

‘We are convinced of the need for such a tool, to follow those who travel to terrorist operating theatres or who return from there,’ he said, adding that this database would also be useful in the fight against other serious crimes.

Holder met with his European counterparts on Sunday. The gathering of justice and interior chiefs came as France mourned 17 victims of gunmen this week in the worst assault on its homeland security in decades.