(VOA) Europe has faced a series of terror attacks on its soil during 2020, prompting the European Union to pledge a crackdown on extremism both online and within communities, alongside enhanced security at its borders.
France was once again a target for numerous terror incidents throughout the year.
In September, echoes of past attacks returned to haunt the country as four people were wounded in a knife attack outside the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The French government said the 18-year-old suspect arrived in the country three years ago and is of Pakistani nationality.
In 2015, gunmen killed 12 people in the same offices, after the magazine had published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
