France estimates that 800 of its citizens have left to join Islamist groups in Syria, according to Reuters. Cazeneuve urged parents who suspect that their children are displaying signs of “violent radicalization” to call a hotline he created in late April. Since that time, 300 reports have been called in, a quarter of which were regarding children and 45 percent of which involved females, according to the Interior Ministry.
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