(Radio France) There is a problem. Now that the families of the deceased terrorists and other accused are giving evidence at the Paris attacks trial, the court is faced with the emotional dilemma of fathers, brothers, sisters who must condemn the barbarous acts of their dead relatives, without loving the individuals responsible for the barbarity any less.
The question was repeated a dozen times: what caused perfectly normal French or Belgian youngsters to turn into cold-blooded murderers?
The obvious fact that there is no single, simple answer to such a question has done nothing to limit the enthusiasm with which it is asked.
