"Their return represents an additional threat to our national security... We have to be prepared to fight back. Returning volunteers from the Islamic State pose a “ massive security challenge ” . Often having received weapons and explosives training , France is particularly at risk according to officials , with 1000 people already having been investigated for terrorist links in the country . Turkey has reportedly had walls and “ filled in holes ” in efforts to assist France and other Western countries in preventing jihadists from returning alongside other illegal migration .
Returning volunteers from the Islamic State pose a “ massive security challenge ” . Often having received weapons and explosives training , France is particularly at risk according to officials , with 1000 people already having been investigated for terrorist links in the country . Turkey has reportedly had walls and “ filled in holes ” in efforts to assist France and other Western countries in preventing jihadists from returning alongside other illegal migration .