TERRORISM - France's homegrown jihadists fight 'holy war' in Syria

Last week, French security officials announced they had foiled what they called an "imminent" terrorist plot on the French Riviera. The main suspect was a 23-year-old French citizen, a radical Islamist who had just returned from Syria. There, he had fought in the so-called jihad, or holy war, against both President Bashar al-Assad's regime and rival rebel factions. The worry is that these seasoned fighters will return to France to carry out terrorist attacks.

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