Jihadists, Far-Right Killers, And Northern Irish Nationalists Most Dangerous In The EU

EU Observer: Jihadist and far-right killers most dangerous in EU

Jihadist and far-right extremists were the most lethal, but Northern Irish nationalists also posed a threat, according to a new EU report on terrorism.

The killing of 17 EU civilians in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday last year showed that "the so-called Islamic State (IS) still looks to conduct large-scale attacks targeting EU citizens", Europol, the EU's joint police agency in The Hague, said on Tuesday (23 June).

IS, which used to control parts of the Middle East, was also responsible for the Paris shootings in 2015 and the Brussels bombs in 2016, as well as a string of smaller attacks in France and Germany in recent years.

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Update: Jihadist Arrests In The EU Fall As Left-Wing/Anarchist Attacks Soar (Zero Hedge)

WNU Editor: The Europol report is here .... European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend report (TE-SAT) 2020 (Europol).

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