Threat of major terrorist attack in Europe on Christmas
Terrorist Attack Warning in Europe: There may be a major terrorist attack in Europe on Christmas festival. European Union officials have warned about this. Since this warning, panic has increased among the citizens of European countries. Christmas festival is celebrated with great pomp all over the world as well as in Christian-dominated European countries. Amidst the excitement of Christmas preparations, the warning of a terrorist attack is frightening for Europeans.
Warning of possible attack near Eiffel Tower amid investigation
The EU Home Affairs Commissioner gave the alert of the terrorist attack on Tuesday. He warned that Europe faces a ‘greater risk of terrorist attacks’ over the Christmas holidays due to the war between Israel and the Palestinian extremist group Hamas. The warning has been issued as French investigators investigate the deadly attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Questions are being raised about the mental health of the suspect, who has stated his affiliation with the extremist Islamic group. He stabbed a German-Filipino tourist to death and injured two others by hitting them with a hammer.
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In this regard, European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told reporters, ‘Due to the war between Israel and Hamas and the polarization it has caused in society, there is a danger of terrorist attacks inside the EU countries.’ He said, ‘We saw this happening recently in Paris, unfortunately we have seen this before also.’ He did not provide any details that would support his warning. His office has not yet responded to a request for details. Home ministers of EU member countries have gathered in Brussels. “The war in Gaza and the terror of Hamas are making the situation dire,” Johansson told reporters.
Terrorist incidents have increased in Europe recently
Europe has already been an easy target for terrorists. There have been several major terrorist attacks in Europe in the last decade. The most suffering country among these has been France. Britain has also seen an increase in large-scale terrorist attacks. Refugees are often found to have a role in terrorist attacks. Most of these are associated with fundamentalist ideology. Governments of many European countries have expressed concern over the increasing terrorist attacks in Europe.
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