The Old Continent is under fear of a terrorist attack with a series of European governments putting in place special surveillance and security measures afterwards A massacre in which 139 people were killed in Moscow A branch of ISIS is the so-called ISIS Khorasan, which has not yet struck a European country.
After France and Italy announced that they were on high alert, other countries took their turn.
It is noteworthy that 24 hours ago, Paris raised the terrorist threat alert to the highest level. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, following his meeting with Emmanuel Macron and senior security and defense officials, wrote in a post on X that the decision, which comes months before Paris hosts the Olympics, was taken “in the wake of taking responsibility for the attack.” Attacked on Moscow by ISIS and in light of the threats that burden our country.”
France's terrorism alert system has three levels, the highest level being activated following an attack in France or abroad or when the threat of such an attack is considered imminent.
Raising the alert level automatically means taking emergency security measures, such as increasing armed forces patrols in public places, including train stations, airports and places of worship. Emmanuel Macron also stated that the Islamic State jihadist group from the Khorasan region has attempted to commit several terrorist acts in France in recent months.
The French President also noted that the French security services recently proposed to the relevant Russian agencies, as well as to other countries in the region, “close cooperation” in the fight against terrorism. He also said that the French services had information that could be useful to the Russian security services.
in ItalyThe Interior Ministry stressed, following a special meeting scheduled for Monday, that the police are in a state of “vigilance” ahead of Catholic Easter next week.
It was decided that there would be “major surveillance” by the authorities in “sensitive areas,” as they announced, that is, airports, train and bus stations, synagogues, but also wherever there are or are expected to be large gatherings due to Passover. .
in GermanyInterior Secretary Nancy Visser noted that the biggest Islamist threat comes from the ISIS branch that struck Moscow. It is the same branch that planned a terrorist attack on a cathedral in Cologne on Christmas, but the authorities prevented this.
in SerbiaSecret police officers carrying machine guns were seen patrolling the streets of Belgrade over the weekend. President Aleksandar Vucic said they and plainclothes police officers would monitor sports venues and shopping centers in the capital.
She is also alert Swedenwho had been the target of terrorists a week earlier (and their target was actually Parliament), but were arrested after information in Thuringia.
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