TERRORISME
Terreurdreiging in Europa blijft groot
July 1, 2019 -
Bij jihadistische aanslagen in 2018 in de EU zijn 13 mensen gedood –
minder dan de vorig jaar – maar door een aanzienlijk aantal verijdelde
aanslagen blijft de dreiging van terrorisme in Europa groot, aldus Europol
In total, EU member states reported 129 terrorist attacks in 2018, of which 24 were jihadist in nature. Sixteen jihadist plots were thwarted,
including three planning to use poison chemicals.
All of the jihadist attacks were committed by individuals acting alone, using firearms and unsophisticated weapons such as knives.