Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that he would support the closing down of mosques in the United States as he feels that these places are being used for culminating hatred. His comments came following the heinous attack in Paris on Saturday that resulted in the death of more than 130 people.

I would hate to do it, but it's something you're going to have to strongly consider, because some of the ideas and some of the hatred is coming from these areas," Trump said Monday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

He added, "Some of the absolute hatred is coming from these areas. The hatred is incredible. It's embedded. The hatred is beyond belief. The hatred is greater than anybody understands."

The Paris attacks have also induced Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister of France, to call for the "dissolution of mosques where hate is preached."

Trump also criticised New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for not allowing the New York Police Department to carry out a covert surveillance program on the Muslim community.

"You're going to have to watch and study the mosques," Trump said, "because a lot of talk is going on at the mosques. Under the old regime we had tremendous surveillance going around and in the mosques in New York City."

According to investigations, the Paris attackers appeared to have undergone radicalisation in Belgium and kept connection with the ISIS. The ISIS has also warned of a possible attack in Washington and threatened all anti-ISIS powers with dire consequences.

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