(NL Times) The Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security is warning that terrorist attacks in the Netherlands are increasingly committed by individuals acting alone, a shift that authorities say makes plots harder to detect and stop.
The new warning appears in the NCTV’s semiannual threat report, which also outlines growing online radicalization among young people and continued concerns about extremist themes circulating in digital spaces. The national threat level remains at 4 on a scale of 5 — classified as “substantial” — meaning there is a “real chance” of an attack in the Netherlands.
Acting NCTV chief Wieke Vink told ANP that radicalization no longer develops mainly through in-person contact. “Almost all new growth in radicalization is currently taking place online,” she said.
