(NL Times) There is a very real concern in the Netherlands regarding potential terror attacks, particularly from ISIS recruits and jihadists, right-wing extremists, and radical activists, according to Dutch counter-terror office NCTV. Because of this, the terror threat level in the country remains high, … holding at 4 out of a maximum of 5 in the terrorism threat assessment published by the NCTV on Monday.
The very heightened alert has remained in effect for several years, only briefly rising to level five in the wake of the mass shooting at a tram stop in Utrecht last March. Although there were relatively few attacks in the West, there remains a substantial intent to attack, the NCTV said in a statement.
People who left the Netherlands to join ISIS are still considered a main threat to the Dutch.
