Europol Report: Terrorism in the EU
Terrorists tried to take advantage of the pandemic, says a new Europol report on the situation and trends of terrorism in the EU in 2021.
According to Europol, terrorists use every opportunity to destroy democratic structures, spread fear and polarize society. In 2020, terrorist organizations tried to use the global pandemic to spread hate propaganda and increase distrust of public institutions. The new EU 2021 terrorism situation and trend report presents the characteristics, facts, figures and trends of terrorist attacks and arrests in the European Union in 2020:
- 57 completed, unsuccessful and foiled terrorist attacks in the European Union (reported by Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Spain);
- 21 people died as a result of terrorist attacks in the European Union;
- 449 people have been arrested on terrorist offenses in 17 EU Member States, a reduction of one third compared to previous years.
More information: https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/european-union-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report-2021-tesat