As Many As 5,000 E.U. Nationals In Ranks Of Jihadists, Says Europol Chief

The head of Europol, the E.U.'s law enforcement agency, says up to 5,000 nationals from the European Union have become jihadists and could return to Europe, reports Agence France-Presse.

"We're taking about 3,000-5,000 E.U. nationals," Rob Wainright told a British Parliamentary committee on Tuesday.

"We're dealing with a large body of mainly young men who have the potential to come back and have the potential or intent and capability to carry out attacks we have seen in Paris...