Control Fail: Germany missed deadline to deport Hamburg knife attack suspect

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Control Fail: Germany missed deadline to deport Hamburg knife attack suspect



The man suspected of a fatal knife attack in Hamburg on Friday could have been deported years ago if the authorities hadn't failed to act. That's according to German media, which claims Berlin missed a deadline to return him to Norway, the country where he first applied for asylum.

Peter Oliver explains how the Hamburg suspect was able to slip through the security cracks.