7/7: The Inside Story – How to Spot a Radical • Episode 4

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Just months after the 7/7 bombings, a new terror plot emerged in
East London: British-born men were planning to bring down
commercial airliners using liquid explosives. It marked another
example of the lengths British born terrorists would go to, to
attack their fellow citizens. But what are the profiles of these
British born jihadists? This fourth episode of Conflicted: 7/7 The
Inside Story delves into the complex issue of radicalization,
exploring the factors like alienation and racial tensions that
contributed to young British Muslims being drawn to extremist
ideologies. Speaking with top academics, we’ll hear about the key
preachers who fostered as culture of extremism in certain circles
across the UK. But again, we’ll return to what the UK government
was doing to counter extremism – most notably around this time, the
scaling up of their now infamous Prevent strategy. This policy
would become one of the UK’s government’s most controversial
counter terrorism initiatives ever. 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 Tom Biddle. Learn more about
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