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Massive boom in terror watch list

MORE than 400 Australians have been named on a terror watchlist as suspected jihadists trying to enter Syria to fight for ISIS.

Massive boom in terror watch list

Source: The Guardian

It’s a massive increase from 2014 when just 90 Australians were named on the Turkish watchlist - a jump of nearly 350 per cent.

A senior Turkish official has told the ABC the list, which identifies suspected jihadists likely to attempt to join ISIS’s campaign in Syria through Turkey, now includes 420 Australians.

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