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Germany and Europe are once again ‘Islamic State’ targets The Solingen knife attack has sparked renewed concerns about 'Islamic State' targeting Germany and Europe. Experts warn of a new wave of IS-linked violence driven by Middle East conflicts.

August 27, 2024 Christoph Hasselbach

(Deutsche Welle) The so-called “Islamic State” (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for the knife attack in Solingen. According to Amaq, the mouthpiece of IS, the attack was carried out in “revenge for Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere” and targeted a “group […]

Migration smashes into German elections after deadly knife attack Far-right Alternative for Germany eyes boost at the ballot box following killings which Chancellor Olaf Scholz described as 'terrorism.'

August 26, 2024 Nette Nöstlinger

(Politico) A knife attack allegedly perpetrated by a Syrian asylum seeker that authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism has renewed a heated debate over migration in Germany ahead of three state elections in which the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for […]

Germany: Islamist terror poses ‘persistently high’ risk German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned that Germany remains a target for Islamist terrorists. Her comments follow the cancellation of three Austrian concerts by US pop star Taylor Swift.

August 12, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) German security officials on Monday said the threat of Islamist terrorism in the country remains high, with several groups seeking to radicalize recruits amid turmoil in the Middle East. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said German intelligence services were in “very […]

Euro 2024 ‘Isis terror plot’ foiled just hours before England-Spain final in police raid German police had raised the alarm over an 'immediate threat from the Islamist spectrum'

July 21, 2024 James Saunders

(GB News) A suspected Isis terror plot at the Euro 2024 final was scuppered thanks to a series of police raids in Germany mere hours before kick-off, it has emerged. Authorities descended on a set of addresses just outside Berlin after fears […]

Belgium will not host Israel game over security fears

July 16, 2024 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Belgium will not host their Nations League match against Israel on 6 September over security concerns, the Belgian Football Federation (RBFA) has announced. The municipal government of Brussels said last month the “very high-risk” Nations League game would not be played […]

German police search for motive in attack on private football party

June 16, 2024 Unlisted Author

(DPA) Police in Germany are still searching for a motive as they investigate a man who attacked several people at a private European Championship party in a small town. The incident happened on Friday night in Wolmirstedt, in the central state of […]

Germany: Police shoot man dead after Euro 2024 party attack A man went on the rampage in Wolmirstedt, in eastern Saxony-Anhalt state, killing another man and stabbing people at a private football party. The assailant was later shot dead by the police.

June 15, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) A man attacked several people in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, including at a private party to mark the opening of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, before he was shot and killed by the police. German police said Saturday that […]

Germany warns of Islamist threat on eve of Euro 2024 tournament

June 13, 2024 Rachel More

(Reuters) Germany welcomed police officers from across Europe on Thursday to bolster its defences against potential threats at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser promising vigilance on the eve of the opening match. “Our focus of course is […]

Isis issues chilling terrorist bomb threat to France ahead of Paris Olympics Isis has previously threatened an attack on Paris

June 9, 2024 George Bunn

(GB News) Isis has made a threat to use bombs to target this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. The terrorist organisation has shared a picture of a faceless person operating a drone carrying a package marked “gift” towards the Eiffel Tower. The […]

Suspected IS supporter arrested at Cologne airport The suspect allegedly supported an offshoot of the Islamic State. He also reportedly unsuccessfully applied to work at Euro 2024-related events.

June 9, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) A suspected supporter of the Islamic State (IS) was arrested a week before the start of the UEFA European football championship in Germany, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday. According to a spokesperson for the Karlsruhe authority, the suspect […]

Paris Olympics: ISIS circulates ‘detailed attack manuals’ on using drones to hit games Terrorism expert tells the National there is a good chance ISIS and other groups are plotting an assault on crowds

June 5, 2024 Tariq Tahir

(National-UAE) ISIS extremists have published “detailed” manuals for adapting drones to attack the Paris Olympics, a counter-terrorism expert has told the National. Matt Mooney believes there is a “moderately high” probability that there will be a drone attack using a home-made bomb […]

Mannheim knife attack: Authorities suspect Islamist motive German federal prosecutors have begun investigating a knife attack which left a police officer dead in Mannheim. On Monday, thousands of people gathered in the southwestern German city to pay their respects.

June 4, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) German authorities say they believe there was an Islamist motive behind a knife attack at an anti-Islam rally in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday during which a police officer was killed. The federal prosecutor, Germany’s highest prosecuting authority […]

Security raised for Champions League ties after threat

April 9, 2024 Sean Seddon and Ruth Comerford

(BBC) Security is being increased at Champions League games after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. Ministers in both France and Spain confirmed enhanced security measures. A pro-IS media channel published several images of stadiums hosting […]

England fans warned of new terror threat for Euro 2024 with ‘dangers raised to new level’ ahead of tournament The Three Lions will be hoping to win the competition in Germany this summer

March 31, 2024 Jack Otway

(GB News) England fans have been warned of a new terror threat as the European Championships this summer creep closer. After the recent attack in Moscow, Germany Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has claimed dangers have risen “to a new level” just 75 […]

Islamic State poses greatest security threat to Germany, interior minister says

March 26, 2024 Maria Martinez

(Reuters) The Islamic State branch known as ISIS-Khorasan, which U.S. intelligence says appears responsible for the mass shooting attack near Moscow, poses the greatest Islamist threat to security in Germany, its interior minister said on Tuesday. “The threat level is still high,” […]

Moscow attack puts spotlight on IS threat to western Europe

March 25, 2024 Didier Lauras

(AFP) Friday’s attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say. Germany is the site of the Euro 2024 football championship in […]

Belgium detains 3 more people over attack on Swedish soccer fans

November 22, 2023 Charlotte Van Campenhout

(Reuters) Belgium has detained three more suspects over the fatal shooting of two Swedes who were in Brussels to watch a European championship soccer match last month, a prosecutors’ spokesperson said on Wednesday, confirming reports in Belgian media. The three men were […]

Deadly attack in Belgium ignites fierce debate on failures of deportation policy

October 18, 2023 Samuel Petrequin and Lorne Cook

(AP) The alleged attacker who killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels this week before he was shot dead by police was residing in Belgium illegally and should have left the country three years ago, but never did. In a country that […]

Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them

October 17, 2023 Sylvain Plazy, Raf Casert and Lorne Cook

(AP) Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two of them, and posted a video online in which he claimed credit for the attack […]

Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels; Belgium raises terror alert to top level

October 16, 2023 Philip Blenkinsop

(Reuters) Two Swedish nationals were shot to death and a third person was wounded in central Brussels on Monday night, and a man who identified himself as a member of the Islamic State claimed responsibility in a video posted online. The suspected […]

Plan was to hit France with new jihadist attack: defendant

April 6, 2023 Alain Jean-Robert

(AFP) Jihadists planned a follow-up attack in France during the UEFA Euro 2016 championships, months after killing 130 people in November 2015 attacks in Paris, a defendant in a Brussels trial said Thursday. But that fell apart when a member of the […]

Belgium starts trial over 2016 suicide bombings

November 30, 2022 Matthieu Demeestere

(AFP) Belgium launched its biggest-ever criminal trial on Wednesday, the landmark prosecution of alleged jihadists accused of directing or aiding 2016 suicide bombings in Brussels’ metro and airport that killed 32 people. The prime French suspect in the dock confirmed his identity […]

Six years after bombings, Belgium readies for biggest trial

November 28, 2022 Matthieu Demeestere

(AFP) Belgium’s worst peacetime massacre left 32 dead and hundreds marked for life. Now, six and a half years later, Brussels will host its biggest ever criminal trial. Jury selection begins on Wednesday ahead of hearings into the charges against the nine […]

UK police chief warns of terrorist threat as lockdown eases Cressida Dick says officers are dealing with more than 800 cases

July 19, 2021 Nicky Harley

(National-UAE) The head of London’s Metropolitan Police has warned of the risk of a terrorist attack as lockdown restrictions eased in England on Monday. Cressida Dick said her officers are dealing with more than 800 live cases and that they have seen […]

Euro 2020 officials agree not to place Heineken in front of Muslim players after Paul Pogba snub (LINK ONLY)

June 24, 2021 EoI News

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