France, Nov. 13 -- RFI: The potential terror threat is now coming from increasingly younger individuals in France. What are the typical profiles of radicalised young people you have observed?

Laurene Renaut:Since 2023, 70 percent of those arrested for planning jihadist attacks have been under the age of 21. But there is no typical profile because radicalisation is a multi-faceted phenomenon.

The common denominator is a search for identity and a sense of injustice that drives them to consume violent online content, sometimes frantically. Some also look at more theoretical material that claims to show them how to be, according to jihadist propaganda, "a true Muslim".

In recent years, propagandists have adapted to this younger audience. T...