Senior
Austrian security officials say the number of people leaving Austria
to join radical Islamic groups fighting in the Middle East has
plummeted compared to only a few years ago.
Austrian
public security director Konrad Kogler says authorities know of only
14 people who did so last year compared to 112 in 2014.
At the same
time, senior intelligence official Peter Gridling says a total of 296
real or potential fighters were registered as of the end of last
year. Of these, 90 had returned from conflict zones, 51 were
prevented from joining conflicts, 45 were killed and the rest are
believed to be still in battle zones.
The figures
presented Wednesday are contained in this year’s annual Interior
Ministry report outlining threats to national security.
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