LONDON, Dhu-AlHijjah 15, 1437, Sep 16, 2016, SPA -- More than three quarters of Europeans sympathise with Syrian refugees coming to their countries, a poll found on Friday, challenging reports of growing anti-immigration sentiment across the continent, Reuters reported. Ireland topped the poll of European countries that are most supportive of Syrian refugees with 87 percent of people interviewed there showing sympathy for them, while Slovakia ranked bottom. The Ipsos MORI survey also showed that less than a third of the roughly 12,000 people polled across 12 EU countries believe refugees are a risk to national security despite a number of recent attacks involving migrants. The survey comes as Europe grapples with its worst migration crisis since World War Two. More than one million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere reached Europe last year. Syrians made up 28 percent of the 2015 arrivals, according to the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR. Of the people polled, 30 percent said one of their top three concerns was that refugees posed a security threat. The survey was published as anti-immigration parties make gains in several EU countries. -- SPA 03:17 LOCAL TIME 00:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w