The Growing Threat From Extremist Groups
09/10/2013
Anders Behring Breivik
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English.
I’m Christopher Cruise.
Today, we tell about the struggle facing Iraq and other countries to care for the thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria.
Then, Kelly Jean Kelly tells about a planned free-trade area in Central Africa. The plans were approved 20 years ago, but have yet to be carried out. We will look at why that is.
But first, Jim Tedder reports on the growing threat from extremist groups to European nations.
The Threat of Anti-Islam Extremism in Britain and Europe
The British government recently warned that anti-Islam extremism is a real threat to security in the country. The warning comes as some observers have noted increasing activity among what they call “counter-Jihad” groups across Europe. As we hear from Jim Tedder, those groups are reported to be seeking new members.
Anders Breivik killed 77 people in Norway in July of 2011. He claims he carried out the attacks to save Norway and Europe from an Islamic takeover.
After the attacks, Britain added far-right extremism to its planning for fighting terrorism. James Brokenshire is the country’s Minister for Crime and Security. He says one in 10 cases of extremism now under investigation is linked to what he calls the far right.
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