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Thursday, June 15, 2017
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Jihadist arrests in Europe nearly double in two years, Europol finds
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe number of people arrested in Europe on suspicion of jihadist terror activities nearly doubled over the last two years, Europe’s policing agency says, adding that actual attacks have decreased.
#TESAT17: 142 failed, foiled & completed terrorist attacks in the EU in 2016. 1002 arrests.
Download report here: https://t.co/mMjkmWo2Zc pic.twitter.com/IxTnjVnz8X— Europol (@Europol) June 15, 2017
Some 718 were arrested on offences relating to jihadist terror last year as opposed to 395 in 2014, while jihadist attacks dropped from 17 in 2014 to 13 last year — of which six were linked to the Islamic State group, Europol says in a new report.
— AFP
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