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Arrest of ex-Portsmouth player spotlights soccer as a jihadist recruitment tool

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James M. Dorsey
Oct 09, 2012
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Soccer player-turned jihadist Yann Nkasu

By James M. Dorsey

This weekend’s arrest in France of a former Portsmouth FC youth center back on suspicion of being a violent jihadist highlights opportunities the beautiful game offers militant Islamists.

Yann Nsaku was one of 11 converts to Islam arrested in coordinated raids in several French cities, including P…

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