As anti-terrorism police raid a Belgian apartment,families in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek say they are unable to stop their children joining extremist groups such as Isis and that authorities must achieve moreThere was no warning. Geraldine learned her son was dead from a text message sent by an Islamic State (Isis) commander. “Congratulations,” it read. “Be proud of him. He is now a martyr. Be happy he died fighting the unbelievers.”Then came another message, and this time from a young man who,like Anis, had travelled from Belgium to fight in Syria and had ended up with the extremist group.
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Source: theguardian.com