Netherlands Dutch court convicts woman for spreading IS propaganda The woman's sentence was double the three years originally demanded by prosecutors, with judges saying the sentence request was “far too low”. 29/06/2021
world news COVID-19 gave terrorists new opportunities, Europol says Jihadist terrorism remains the biggest threat to the EU, Europol found, also flagging that right-wing extremists are increasingly younger. 23/06/2021
Europe News Fugitive far-right soldier apparently found dead, says Belgian police A body was found on Sunday by people walking in a wooded area. Initial evidence indicates it is Conings and that he killed himself, Belgian police said. 20/06/2021
France Five women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot Five women were arrested overnight in the city of Bezier in connexion with a possible terror plot, police said Sunday. 04/04/2021
Europe News Belgium to repatriate children of jihadists held in Syria refugee camp Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said 30 to 50 children located in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria would be brought to Belgium. 05/03/2021
Germany German prosecutors charge woman with planning far-right attack Prosecutors allege that the woman started planning bomb attack last year and was held xenophobic and extreme-right views. 28/01/2021
Germany German regional intelligence chief dismissed over Berlin terror attack Reinhard Müller was "put into temporary retirement with immediate effect" over his agency's failure to pass on information about the 2016 Berlin terror attack, which killed twelve people. 13/01/2021
Europe News Ten people to stand trial over 2016 Brussels terror attacks The suspects will be tried for murder or attempted murder in a terrorist context following the attacks on Brussels airport and a metro station in which 32 people died and 340 people were wounded. 05/01/2021
Europe News Brussels wants to give Europol more powers in bid to tackle terrorism A spate of recent terrorist attacks prompted the European Commission (EC) to publish the measures earlier than initially planned. 09/12/2020
world news Far-right terrorism 'is surging' in Western countries, report warns There have been over 35 far-right terrorist attacks in the West every year since 2014 with 49 recorded in 2019. In 2010, only one such incident was reported. 25/11/2020
Switzerland Two hurt in suspected terror incident in Lugano, Switzerland Two people were injured in a stabbing at a department store in Lugano which is being investigated as a possible terror incident. 25/11/2020
France France train attack: American who helped tackle gunman won't testify Spencer Stone arrived in Paris, France, on Wednesday but was hospitalised upon arrival. He has now returned to the US, his lawyer confirmed on Sunday. 23/11/2020
France Four men go on trial over foiled terrorist attack on Paris-bound train Ayoub El-Khazzani stands accused of opening fire on a Thalys train in August 2015, three months before the Paris terror attacks on November 13. 16/11/2020
France Castex says France to continue to fight 'enemy' of 'radical Islamism' "Terrorism attacks who we are, what makes our identity, our freedom, our culture, and finally our lives. The enemy, we know what it is, not only is it identified, but it has a name," French PM Jean Castex said at a tribute for victims of the terror attack in Nice. 07/11/2020
France Ex-boss of Basque separatist militant group ETA apologises for deaths Josu Urrutikoetxea led ETA during one of its bloodiest periods when its victims included children bombed to death while sleeping in a Zaragoza police compound 19/10/2020
France Suspect in French knife attack says he was targeting Charlie Hebdo The 18-year-old suspect in the knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices in Paris admitted he was targeting the satirical magazine. 26/09/2020
France Terror probe launched after two wounded in Paris knife attack The national anti-terrorist prosecutor has been tasked with investigating the incident. 25/09/2020
Ukraine Ukrainian police detain hostage-taker threatening to blow up bank A young man who held a bank employee hostage and threatened to detonate a bomb in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday has been arrested, the country's Security Services (SBU) have announced. 03/08/2020
United Kingdom UK introduces bolstered terrorism Bill - here's what it means Controversial new legislation introduced to the British parliament seeks to increase sentencing and monitoring for terrorism offences. 20/05/2020
Norway Norway extradite jihadist preacher to Italy despite COVID-19 concerns Mullah Krekar was convicted in Italy last year on terrorism charges. 27/03/2020
United Kingdom British woman pleads guilty to St Paul's Cathedral terror plot Safiyya Shaikh, 36, was planning on planting a bomb at the famed London cathedral as she prepared her pledge of allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group. 21/02/2020
The Cube Hanau terrorism: Prosecutors investigate the suspect's online profile The alleged gunman is believed to have uploaded videos and 'manifesto' documents to a website which "point to deeply racist views". 20/02/2020
United Kingdom Watch again: Britain honours London Bridge attack victims Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed on Friday when Usman Khan, a man convicted of terrorism offences, went on the rampage with kitchen knives near London Bridge. 02/12/2019
United Kingdom Eyewitness says man used narwhal tusk to confront terrorist suspect An eyewitness said that a man took a narwhal tusk from Fishmongers' Hall and confronted the terrorist with it. 30/11/2019
United Kingdom Briton who fought ISIS in Syria jailed for four years Ayden James, 28, was convicted about his 2017 stay in an Iraqi base held by the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK. 07/11/2019
United Kingdom UK terror threat level downgraded to 'substantial' "Despite the change in the threat level, terrorism remains one of the most direct and immediate risks to our National Security," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement. 04/11/2019
