Europeans fighting with al Qaeda in Syria quadrupled

European intelligence and counterterrorism sources reported Sunday that the number of European Muslims who have joined up with al Qaeda to fight in Syria quadrupled in the first months of this compared with 2013. They put the current figure at 3,000 and said that European capitals face an increasing menace of terrorism at the hands of returning Islamists who have undergone training and combat in Syria.

 

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