Research finds western countries face ‘homegrown’ jihadist terror threat

Western countries face a “predominantly homegrown” jihadist terror threat after research found that almost three out of four attackers were citizens of the country they targeted.

The study says repressive measures were “inevitable” and that Western countries will “probably” have to strengthen intelligence co-operation, but that “soft” approaches were also needed.

The authors said governments should construct a “well-balanced” response and avoid dividing society further which, they said, was the aim of Islamist terrorists.