Europe Braces for More Jihadist Attacks: “Another Attempted Attack Is Almost Certain”
by Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,
ZeroHedge.com
6/2/2016
Sports stadiums and big music events are especially vulnerable: “This is where you put a small town into a small area for a couple of hours.” — Neil Basu, deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London.
“We know that the Islamic State has the European Championship in its sights.”</strong> — Hans-Georg Maaßen, head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.
According to Patrick Calvar, head of the France’s domestic intelligence agency, at least 645 French nationals or residents, including 245 women, are currently with the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Another 200 individuals are “in transit,” either on their way to Syria or returning to France. Around 244 jihadists have already returned to France.
British police chiefs are struggling to recruit enough officers who are willing to carry a firearm, because many fear they will be treated as criminal suspects if they use their weapon in the line of duty.
European security officials are bracing for potential jihadist attacks at public venues across Europe this summer.
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