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Aroundin France, a security source told Le Figaro newspaper, adding that theembracing jihadist ideology isSince the start of the year security force have identified 1,954 young men and women as Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist organization sympathizers, Le Figaro newspaper reported.An unnamed high-raked security service official told the paper that the levels of radicalization among teens in the country havecompared to January 2015., the source added. According to the official,in the country on charges related to extremism and terrorism. Another trend that worries the authorities is the increasing number ofwith the Islamic State terrorists, he said.The jihadists are looking for, who experience difficulties at school or go through their parents' divorce, the source stressed.employed by IS, make those young men and women an easy target for the radicals, he added.BFMTV broadcaster reported that only in the first week of September four teens were arrested in France for establishing contacts with Islamic State. They were all recruited by Rashid Kassim, a 29-year-old Frenchman, whoandEarlier this week, French Interior Minister, French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said that theThe minister added thatin France for links to terrorist activity since the beginning of the year.France has been onsince the Paris attacks in November 2015 when at least 130 people were killed by Islamic State terrorists. This year the country was shocked by a tragedy in Nice on July 14 when a truck driven by an IS supporter plowed through crowds during Bastille Day celebrations, killing 84 people. Also in July, two Islamic radicals murdered Father Jacques Hamel in northern Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray by cutting the 85-year-old priest's throat.