Terror attacks in France and Austria bring home Europe’s violent extremism problem
Terrorism has once again reared its proverbial ugly head in Europe. While all eyes were fixed on the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a...
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London police authorities to increase armed patrols due to severe terrorist threat
More armed officers will appear on the streets of London in the coming days as the UK raises its terrorist threat level to ‘severe’, following...
Austrian authorities closed mosque and religious association for radicalization of presumed Vienna attacker
Austrian authorities have decided to close two religious facilities that contributed to the extremist views of the hardline Islamist accused of the Vienna attacks. The...
German police search homes of suspects in Vienna terror attack with Islamic State links
German police said on Friday they were conducting searches in several German towns in connection with four people believed to have ties to the suspected...
Austrian authorities to do intelligence reforms after failure to thwart Vienna terrorist attack
Austria’s leader called Thursday for more legal options to fight Islamic extremism and for an overhaul of the country’s domestic intelligence agency in the wake...
French authorities pledge overhaul of EU free-travel to stop terrorists
French president Emmanuel Macron has pledged profound reform of free movement in the EU in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. "I am in favour...
Islamic State terror attacks in Europe risk a violent backlash from the far right
The attack in Vienna this week — where an armed assailant killed four people and injured others — was claimed by the Islamic State and...