More sympathize with violent Islamist extremism
Published måndag 27 februari kl 11.20
Fewer Swedes are traveling to join groups such as ISIS, but there is an increase in the number of Islamist extremist sympathizers, according to the Swedish Security Service.
The Swedish Security Service reports that around 300 Swedes have traveled to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS in recent years. But travel slowed last year, and estimates show that only 150 of the 300 have returned to Sweden.
“We see individuals who come home (to Sweden) and contact young people. There is a kind of network in Sweden that tries to encourage young and new people to join the cause. It goes on all the time,” said Anders Thornberg, head of the Security Service.
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