“We know that people who have fought for IS in Syria or Iraq can present a particular security threat against Denmark,” Pind wrote.
According to a recently-released report, 62 former foreign fighters are now believed to be back in Denmark. That report, from the Hague-based International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, estimated that around 4,000 Europeans have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join extremist groups as foreign fighters.
So far only one returning Syria fighter in Denmark has been charged with joining a terrorist organisation.