Unsafe Europe: What repeated terror attacks tell us about their security preparedness
7 years, 9 months ago

Unsafe Europe: What repeated terror attacks tell us about their security preparedness

India TV News  

The ghastly Manchester terror attack that left 22 people dead and dozens others injured, has brought to fore how European nations are becoming increasingly unsafe. One does not need to look far back to realise how several major European cities have witnessed deadly terror attacks in the recent past. In the year 2004 and 2005, Europe witnessed two big terror attacks in the big cities of Madrid and London respectively. 130 victims people were killed in Paris attacks on November 13, 2015 However, in 2015, France fell victim to possibly the first large scale attack by the Islamic State.

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10 terror plots foiled in Europe in 2023: Dutch security service
11 months, 1 week ago

10 terror plots foiled in Europe in 2023: Dutch security service

Dutch News  

At least 10 planned terrorist attacks in Europe were discovered and halted by western security services in 2023, the Dutch security service AIVD said on Tuesday. There have been two major conflicts, numerous terrorist attack plots foiled in the Netherlands and abroad, and the Netherlands is targeted daily in cyber attacks.” The threat level in the Netherlands was raised from …

Deadliest jihadist attacks in Europe since 2004
1 year ago

Deadliest jihadist attacks in Europe since 2004

The Hindu  

On March 11, Spain marks 20 years since Europe's worst Islamist attack when militants claiming to be acting on behalf of Al-Qaeda bombed commuter trains in Madrid, killing 192 people and wounding nearly 2,000 others. A look back at the deadliest attacks over the past two decades: 2005 London bombings A year after Spain, London's transport system was targeted on …

Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
1 year, 3 months ago

Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday period due to the fallout from the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the European Union’s home affairs commissioner warned Tuesday. “With the war between Israel and Hamas, and the polarization it causes in our society, with the upcoming holiday season, there is …

EU wants to boost border security against extremist attacks
4 years, 3 months ago

EU wants to boost border security against extremist attacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Commission wants member …

UK terror threat level raised to ‘severe’ after attacks in France and Austria
4 years, 4 months ago

UK terror threat level raised to ‘severe’ after attacks in France and Austria

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s terrorism threat level has been raised to severe, …

UK saw highest number of far-right terror attacks and plots in Europe in 2019, Europol says
4 years, 9 months ago

UK saw highest number of far-right terror attacks and plots in Europe in 2019, Europol says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Islamist attacks remain the deadliest and most frequent, but last year the head of …

UK suffered more terror attack deaths than any other EU country in 2017, report finds
6 years, 9 months ago

UK suffered more terror attack deaths than any other EU country in 2017, report finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report said preparation and execution of atrocities has …

Terror in Europe: US State Department warns American citizens of 'heightened risk' during festive season
7 years, 4 months ago

Terror in Europe: US State Department warns American citizens of 'heightened risk' during festive season

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On the day that a late-summer slump in tourism from North America to Britain was revealed, …

EU is not totally safe against terrorists despite strict measures
7 years, 6 months ago

EU is not totally safe against terrorists despite strict measures

China Daily  

From the bloody airport and metro terrorist attacks in Brussels in March to a truck driver plowing through shoppers in a Christmas market in Berlin in December, 2016 was a year of sorrow and anger for Europe as the European Union suffered more deadly attacks following the bloody incidents in Paris in 2015. Admittedly, the number of deaths in terrorist …

EU is not totally safe against terrorists despite strict measures
7 years, 6 months ago

EU is not totally safe against terrorists despite strict measures

China Daily  

From the bloody airport and metro terrorist attacks in Brussels in March to a truck driver plowing through shoppers in a Christmas market in Berlin in December, 2016 was a year of sorrow and anger for Europe as the European Union suffered more deadly attacks following the bloody incidents in Paris in 2015. Admittedly, the number of deaths in terrorist …

Why does Europe continue to be a ‘terrorist’ target?
7 years, 7 months ago

Why does Europe continue to be a ‘terrorist’ target?

Al Jazeera  

As Spain mourns, security has been heightened as police continue their search for clues after two deadly attacks. On Thursday, a speeding van ploughed through pedestrians on the famous Rambla boulevard in Barcelona, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 100 others. TIMELINE: Deadly attacks in Europe Authorities said the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were related and …

Barcelona: Terrorist attacks no longer a surprise in Europe
7 years, 7 months ago

Barcelona: Terrorist attacks no longer a surprise in Europe

ABC  

The famous Las Ramblas in Barcelona is normally bustling with tourists. Street sellers play cat and mouse with police as they try to offload cheap handbags, fidget spinners and sunglasses under the hot Mediterranean sun. But everyone knows the boulevard is, and has long been, an obvious terrorist target — the "soft" type beloved of the violent extremists who have …

Trump, Europe and terrorism: There’s a lot he gets right (opinion)
7 years, 9 months ago

Trump, Europe and terrorism: There’s a lot he gets right (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Timothy Stanley, a conservative, is a historian and columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. One reason why Donald Trump’s Islamophobia comes off so poorly in Britain is that it contradicts our experience of living side-by-side with Muslims. Not the policy detail or the fine detail of the challenge we face, but he gets the raw, instinctive sense that things …

Shared commitment critical to counter threat of terrorism
7 years, 9 months ago

Shared commitment critical to counter threat of terrorism

China Daily  

Two women wrapped in thermal blankets stand near the Manchester Arena, where US singer Ariana Grande had been performing, in Manchester, northern England, Britain, May 23, 2017. The Islamic State, a terrorist group still wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility, while the British police named the attacker as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, born in Manchester to Libyan parents, who …

What links have seven countries got with terror attacks?
8 years, 1 month ago

What links have seven countries got with terror attacks?

Daily Mail  

Several countries around the world are protesting at the executive order signed by President Donald Trump which suspends the entry into the US of all nationals from seven countries, all of which are overwhelmingly Muslim. President Donald Trump holds up the executive order he signed on Friday, which bans individuals from seven mainly Muslim nations from entering the United States …

Europol warns of 'lone wolf attacks', says recent incidents show they're difficult to detect
8 years, 8 months ago

Europol warns of 'lone wolf attacks', says recent incidents show they're difficult to detect

Firstpost  

Europe is at major risk of so-called “lone-wolf” terror attacks, its policing agency said on Wednesday, with the latest incidents showing “how difficult it is to detect and disrupt suspects The Hague: Europe is at major risk of so-called “lone-wolf” terror attacks, its policing agency said on Wednesday, with the latest incidents showing “how difficult it is to detect and …

Why you probably didn’t hear everyone talking about these major terror attacks
8 years, 11 months ago

Why you probably didn’t hear everyone talking about these major terror attacks

LA Times  

Is there really zero media coverage when terrorist attacks happen in countries outside Europe and the U.S., as many have alleged on social media? Facebook activated its Safety Check feature, which invites people near a disaster or terrorist attack to quickly notify Facebook friends that they are safe. Iskandariya, Iraq: Two days before the Easter attack on Lahore and just …

Why was Brussels attacked? Has terrorism now become normal in Europe?
9 years ago

Why was Brussels attacked? Has terrorism now become normal in Europe?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As news emerged of explosions …

From Charlie Hebdo to Brussels blasts: How Europe was shaken by 15 months of terror attacks
9 years ago

From Charlie Hebdo to Brussels blasts: How Europe was shaken by 15 months of terror attacks

Firstpost  

Brussels attack is just the latest of a series of terror attacks. Here is a timeline of the major terror attacks which took place in Europe since 2015. A series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people in the latest attack to bring carnage to the heart of …

Attacks in Europe since 2004
9 years ago

Attacks in Europe since 2004

Al Jazeera  

A timeline of assault on European soil claimed by various groups in the last 12 years. January 7, 2015: A gun assault on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo kills 12 people. March 2012: French gunman Mohammed Merah, claiming links to al-Qaeda, kills three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers in Toulouse, southern France. March 2, …

Security agencies put on alert in UK after reports of possible terror attacks
9 years ago

Security agencies put on alert in UK after reports of possible terror attacks

India TV News  

Security agencies put on alert in UK after reports of possible terror attacks Security agencies in United Kingdom have been ordered to prepare for as many as 10 terror attacks simultaneous across the capital city London as they fear repetition of Paris-style attack by terrorists returning from Syria. London: Security agencies in United Kingdom have been ordered to prepare for …

IS planning ‘large-scale’ Mumbai-style attacks in Europe: Europol report
9 years, 1 month ago

IS planning ‘large-scale’ Mumbai-style attacks in Europe: Europol report

The Hindu  

The Islamic State is plotting “Mumbai-style” terrorist attacks directed at soft targets such as public places and restaurants in Europe, and in France in particular, the European Union police agency Europol warned on Monday. Europol chief Rob Wainwright said that the ISIS had “developed a new combat style capability to carry out a campaign of large-scale terrorist attacks on a …

European capitals warned of possible terror attacks before the New Year, Vienna police say
9 years, 2 months ago

European capitals warned of possible terror attacks before the New Year, Vienna police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “friendly” intelligence service has …

The crisis enveloping Europe
9 years, 3 months ago

The crisis enveloping Europe

The Hindu  

The world has been looking to the COP-21 with great anticipation, hoping that the outcomes would pave the way for an equitable agreement that would satisfactorily address the issue of global warming and achieve the prescribed target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to less than 2° Celsius. Jolted by Paris If any one single act could make Europe …

Terror in Paris
9 years, 3 months ago

Terror in Paris

The Hindu  

The massacre in Paris of more than 130 innocent people by terrorists owing allegiance to the Islamic State on November 13 has shaken and angered Europe and the international community. Hollande told the French journalist and writer Xavier Panon last year that French secret services had “delivered lethal weapons” to the rebel groups. Eventually, after “moderate” groups like the Free …

After the Paris attacks, what next?
9 years, 4 months ago

After the Paris attacks, what next?

CNN  

Story highlights U.N. Security Council appears ready to adopt what would amount to an international declaration of war on ISIS EU interior ministers consider proposal to reinsitute boder controls CNN — Incredible as it seems, a week has passed since the terrorist attacks shattered the peace of Paris, killing 130 people. The U.N. Security Council appears ready to adopt what …

Europe may face more terror attacks, warns French PM
9 years, 4 months ago

Europe may face more terror attacks, warns French PM

India TV News  

New Delhi: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls today warned that Europe should be prepared for repeat terror attacks in the coming few days and weeks. Manuel Valls told the French media that Friday's shootings in Paris were "planned in Syria." Meanwhile, French military jets on Sunday bombarded a stronghold of the Islamic State terrorist group in Raqqa, Syria, French Defence …

After Paris attacks, we now know what a 26/11-style attack looks like, says British daily
9 years, 4 months ago

After Paris attacks, we now know what a 26/11-style attack looks like, says British daily

Firstpost  

After the terror strikes in Paris, we now know what a Mumbai-style terror attack looks like, said a British daily, adding that “this is war in which we are all equally at risk”. London: After the terror strikes in Paris, we now know what a Mumbai-style terror attack looks like, said a British daily, adding that “this is war in …

‘New terror attacks being planned in France, other European countries’
9 years, 4 months ago

‘New terror attacks being planned in France, other European countries’

Hindustan Times  

The French Prime Minister has said that authorities believe new terror attacks are being planned in France and in other European countries following the carnage in Paris. “We know that operations were being prepared and are still being prepared, not only against France but other European countries too,” Manuel Valls said on Monday. Raids conducted, dozens arrested Meanwhile, French police …

Paris attacks: Belgium connection probed as terrorist past of Brussels district of Molenbeek under spotlight
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Belgium connection probed as terrorist past of Brussels district of Molenbeek under spotlight

ABC  

Prosecutors have revealed a growing Belgian connection to the Paris attacks, with officials conceding a poor district in Brussels with past links to international terrorism is a "gigantic problem" and a hotbed for extremism. Belgian prosecutors have also said two of the seven assailants killed in Friday's attacks were Frenchmen who had lived in Brussels, while two cars tied to …

Fighting terror from Mumbai to Paris
9 years, 4 months ago

Fighting terror from Mumbai to Paris

The Hindu  

Terror has struck France >for the second time this year, this time with even more damage and loss of innocent lives, from soccer fans to diners. The 13/11 Paris attack is large-scale killing, targeted against the general public; intended to spread terror and to convey that the French would pay for their war efforts in Syria right inside the French …

Paris attacks: More than 140 feared dead after shootings and explosions stun France
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: More than 140 feared dead after shootings and explosions stun France

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Paris police officials said security …

Security heightened in US; “heartbreaking,” says Obama
9 years, 4 months ago

Security heightened in US; “heartbreaking,” says Obama

The Hindu  

Cities across the US were on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris though there were no reports on any specific threat to any city. Police chiefs in several cities said the heightened patrolling and other measures were general in nature, following the Paris attacks, and keeping in mind the busy sporting weekend in the US, with several events …

As it happened: At least 120 people killed in multiple terrorist attacks across Paris, officials say
9 years, 4 months ago

As it happened: At least 120 people killed in multiple terrorist attacks across Paris, officials say

ABC  

David Cameron: I've just chaired a meeting of COBRA to review the security situation here in the United Kingdom. Ever since the coordinated firearms attack in Mumbai in 2008, we have all been working together to ensure we can respond to such an attack. This summer police and other emergency services carried out a major exercise to test our response …

Paris and the new normal
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris and the new normal

Al Jazeera  

Friday night’s attacks in Paris were a tragic reminder that with persistence and innovation, terrorists can and do strike their “enemies” at a time and place of their own choosing. Risk minimisation and impact maximisation French president calls Paris attacks an act of war by ISIL Among others, those steps include identifying targets that are both easy to attack and …

Paris and the new normal
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris and the new normal

Al Jazeera  

Friday night’s attacks in Paris were a tragic reminder that with persistence and innovation, terrorists can and do strike their “enemies” at a time and place of their own choosing. Risk minimisation and impact maximisation French president calls Paris attacks an act of war by ISIL Among others, those steps include identifying targets that are both easy to attack and …

U.S. issues global travel alert to citizens post France attacks
10 years, 2 months ago

U.S. issues global travel alert to citizens post France attacks

The Hindu  

In view of the horrific terrorist attacks in France, the U.S. has issued a caution for its citizens worldwide, including in India, saying attacks against Americans are becoming increasingly prevalent. Giving details of the threats that the U.S. assets and Americans face worldwide, State Department said India continues to experience terrorist and insurgent activities which may affect U.S. citizens directly …

Japan issues travel alert for Europe over terror threat
14 years, 5 months ago

Japan issues travel alert for Europe over terror threat

The Hindu  

Japan on Monday issued a rare travel alert for Europe, adding to fears that al-Qaida or other groups are planning a terror attack. The warning came a day after similar alerts from the U.S. and Britain, with the U.S. state department saying that public transport systems and tourist attractions could be targeted, and Britain raising the threat level for travel …

U.S., U.K. warn of attack in Europe
14 years, 5 months ago

U.S., U.K. warn of attack in Europe

The Hindu  

United States authorities on Sunday warned its citizens of potential threat of terrorist attacks in Europe, while Britain advised travellers of “a high threat of terrorism” in France and Germany. Britain's foreign office, meanwhile, warned in the travel section of its website that attacks “could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers”. Interior Minister Theresa May …

Mumbia-Style Terror Attack On European Cities Foiled
14 years, 5 months ago

Mumbia-Style Terror Attack On European Cities Foiled

India TV News  

A major terror plot by Pakistan-based militants to launch Mumbai-style attacks in Britain and other European countries has been thwarted by intelligence agencies, Sky News reported on its website on Tuesday. The militants were planning simultaneous strikes on London and major cities in France and Germany, the report said.The plan was in the advanced but not imminent stage and plotters …

Combating terrorism
17 years, 8 months ago

Combating terrorism

The Hindu  

The Istanbul conference on Democracy and Global Security offers sound strategies and tactics that are eminently practicable to tackle terrorism. Listening to speeches at the just-concluded conference on "Democracy and Global Security" at Istanbul, one got the feeling that the prevailing cynicism amongst sections of opinion-makers and police leadership was unjustified. Where does one get an opportunity to listen to …

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