J IH ADIST AND E T H NO -NAT IONALIST T E R R OR ISM
Increasing problems with jihad veterans and released prisoners
The authorities will be increasingly preoccupied with the question of how to deal
adequately with jihad veterans and released prisoners, who might still be radicalised. Released prisoners who are Swiss or who for a variety of reasons cannot be
returned to their home country will present a particular challenge. Moreover, jihad
veterans and released prisoners with a valid residence document can move freely in
the Schengen area.
New means of terror
Jihadist militias in Syria and Iraq have employed drones as well as chemical
agents; both methods are often recommended in their propaganda. Uncovered plans
for attacks using hydrogen sulphide in 2017 in Australia and for attacks using toxins
in 2018 in Germany and Italy highlight the fact that attacks employing chemical or
biological agents are a realistic scenario; attacks using radioactive material are less
likely. Attacks using explosives, drones, simple chemicals such as toxic gases or
other poisonous substances require relatively little outlay and resources. Instructions
for their manufacture and use are easy to find. In addition, new technologies such as
Jihad-motivated travellers
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