‘Worrying numbers’ of youngsters being groomed
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March 5, 2021
LONDON: Children and teenagers are being recruited to terrorist organisations during lockdown in “worrying” numbers, according to Dominic Raab.
Updating MPs about so-called Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, the Foreign Secretary said the UK is tackling the group’s propaganda “head on”.
But he warned the terror group is “still able to carry out lethal attacks” and it remains the UK’s “most significant terrorist threat” both at home and abroad.
Speaking in the Commons, Raab said: “This is a critical moment. Yes, Daesh’s brand has weakened – it remains, nonetheless, globally recognised.
Counter Terrorism Policing disclosed the information as Home Office figures showed the number of arrests for terrorism-related activity fell by 34% in 2020, the lowest level in nine years.