(Deutsche Welle) The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the spread of violent ideologies, according to a new report published by the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol on Tuesday.
The report highlighted the prominence of online propaganda in building communities and encouraging lone wolf attacks among right-wing extremists, but said that Islamist extremists remained the main threat for European countries in 2020.
Data from six countries revealed that there were 57 successful, failed or foiled incidents classified as terrorist attacks last year.
“The latest report from Europol on the EU terrorism situation illustrates that in the year of the COVID pandemic, the risk of online radicalization has increased. This is particularly true for right-wing terrorism,” EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said in response to the publication.
