Thursday, October 8, 2015

HUNDREDS REFERRED FOR 'DERADICALISATION' IN UK

Nearly 800 people in the UK were referred for possible deradicalisation intervention between June and August, according to the latest figures.

The British government's 'Channel' scheme had eight people a day referred to it during that period.

It comes as UK officials attempt to stem the flow of people traveling to join the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Over a third of those referred to Channel were under 18.

Dr Erin Saltman from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue says it's a worrying but unsurprising trend.

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