Nearly 500 terrorists have been freed from jail over past decade - with many Islamists living back in communities where they were radicalised

Hundreds of terrorists have been freed from prison over the past decade, with many allowed to return to the communities where they were radicalised, it has been claimed.

A friend of London Bridge attacker Usman Khan called Mohammed Shahjahan, 34, is now living in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, where he said he wanted to plant bombs.

Kazi Islam, 25, a loyal follower of Anjem Choudary, was allowed to go and live next to his uncle Kazi Rahman, 43, who is also a convicted terrorist, in Manor Park, east London, reports the Sun on Sunday.

In December it was revealed that one in seven Islamist extremists have had their jail time reduced on appeal.

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