7/7: The Inside Story – The Lone Wolf • Episode 5

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On March 22, 2017, the Westminster Bridge attack killed five
people, marking the start of a year which would see five attacks
kill dozens of people in the UK. They were all carried out with the
most rudimentary means possible, and by singular actors working
alone. This fifth episode of Conflicted: 7/7 The Inside Story tells
the story of how we got there… By the early 2010s, the relationship
between the British state and Muslim communities was strained, with
the rise of far right groups becoming an ever more pressing issue.
And abroad too, things were becoming ever more precarious. In the
wake of war in Syria, the terror group ISIS stepped into the vacuum
– hundreds of Europeans went to join their cause. So how would UK
counter terrorism respond? Would the Prevent strategy be able to
evolve alongside it to stop school children travelling to Syria?
And how would this new phenomenon change the nature of terror in
the West? We’ll hear from victims of terror, academics and more to
find out. Conflicted - 7/7 The Inside Story is produced by Message
Heard for Wondery.  Hosted by Thomas Small.  This series
was written and produced by Harry Stott and Leo Danczak. 
Production Coordinator is Kirsty McLean.  Sound design and
engineering by Alan Leer, Ivan Eastley and Lizzy Andrews. Music by
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