At least 10 jihadist attacks prevented in Europe in 2023, Dutch agency says

Western intelligence prevented at least 10 jihadist attacks across Europe last year, with the current war between Israel and Hamas increasing the threat of further attacks, AIVD, the Dutch intelligence agency, has said.

The foiled attacks included a plan to stab people at random and preparations for an assault on specific buildings and events, the AIVD said in its annual report, without elaborating.

The conflict between Israel Hamas was one of the two mobilising issues the agency listed as fomenting attacks, alongside instances of Koran burnings.

The AIVD did not say how many of the foiled jihadist attacks had occurred since October 7.

The Dutch anti-terrorism agency in December raised its threat level for the first time since 2019 to four, or “substantial”, on its five-step scale, citing the war in Gaza.

Source » telegraph.co.uk