2017 Has Seen a Terror Attack Attempted in Europe Every Nine Days
Europe, the United Kingdom, and Russia have witnessed terror attacks or attempted attacks every nine days in 2017 on average, analysis of security incidents has revealed.
Since January, around 52 people have been killed by mostly Islamic terrorists, while almost 250 have been injured. The only known incidents not linked to jihadism in 2017 was the attack on the Borussia Dortmund soccer team by a Russian-German national and the recent van attack outside a mosque in London.
Attacks and attempted attacks have taken place in Austria, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Norway, and Germany.
Security services in Britain — population 65 million — believe there to be around 23,000 potential terror suspects or persons posing a threat. Meanwhile Belgium, with its population of just 12 million, is officially tracking around 18,000 potential jihadists, though this number has not been updated in some time.
Just had another the other day in Paris, and a new one today in Brussells.
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