Counter-terrorism agency aware of threat against festival at Ahoy Rotterdam

(NL Times) The National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) is aware of a report from Germany that terrorists may be targeting Festival de Liebe at Ahoy in Rotterdam on March 7 and 8. The Rotterdam authorities are also looking into it. “The police are investigating,” a spokesperson for Rotterdam mayor Carola Schouten told the media.

The NCTV pointed out that the terrorism threat level in the Netherlands has been at 4 out of 5 since December 2023. “This means that there is a real chance that an attack will occur in the Netherlands,” the agency said. The NCTV is looking at “in what way any additional measures are necessary.”

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