“Al-Qaeda and its network of affiliates have 50 times more recruits than they had at the time of 9/11, according to data compiled by a United Nations monitoring group,” the Times of London reports.
“The figures, drawn from intelligence gathered by spy agencies such as MI6, show that there are now 25,000 potential fighters dotted across the globe. At the time of the Twin Tower attacks, in September 2001, there were an estimated 500 terrorists.”
