The things you must know about British jihadists in an info-graphic

Paris attacks were carried out by French and Belgian citizens. The phenomenon of the homegrown jihadists is not a new one and the UK knows it very well.

Since 2013, almost 700 British citizens left for Syria joining the Islamic State or other Islamic group, according to MI5. Moreover, information refers that the average group of the British jihadists is 17–24 and they have been brought up mainly in London, Luton and Bradford.

But, you may think about jihadists as very integral people who follow and worshipped Islam very strictly while they’re not. As police said Salah Abdeslam attended gay clubs or that Asna Aitboulahcen, the first female suicide bomber in Europe, has never had the Quran, this highlights that the stereotype we may have about Jihadists it’s wrong.

This infographic reports the 5 things you must know about Homegrown jihadists who were born and raised in European countries.