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French homegrown jihadists (part 2)

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After a deadly sting operation, the French wonder if an allegedly homegrown jihadist cell might be the new shape of radical Islam. Authorities describe them as a recently radicalized bunch, whose conversion took place in prison and is fuelled by messages of hate on the internet.

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  • Patrick VIGNAL. Senior Correspondent, Reuters;
  • Karim AMELLAL. Lecturer, Paris Institute of Political Studies - Sciences Po;
  • Brooke ROGERS. Senior Lecturer in 'Risk and Terror' in the Department of War Studies, King's College London (from London).

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the first part here.

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