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London attack: Terrorism expert explains three threats of jihadism in the West

  • Written by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Research Director of the Program on Extremism, George Washington University

Details about the man who attacked the British Parliament on March 22, identified by London police as British national Khalid Masood, are still emerging. With three victims confirmed dead, the attack is the worst in London since the July 7, 2005 bombings on the London transport system.

A day after the attack, the Islamic State media organization...

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