Several Latvians join IS to fight in Syria

  • 2016-03-07
  • BNS/TBT-STAFF/RIGA
The head of Latvian Security police, Normunds Mezviets, has confirmed several Latvians have gone to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group. The news was confirmed in an interview with LNT commercial TV channel on Monday. The head of the Security Police admitted that the Latvian Muslim community has been affected by radicalisation trends and that several Muslims from Latvia are already fighting in Syria.  The Latvian Security Police has launched three criminal probes over their involvement in the Syria war. ...
 
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