Europol’s 2018 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report provides a concise overview of the nature of the terrorist threat the European Union (EU) faced in 2017. Last year, 68 innocent victims lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks in the EU – reason…
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EU law enforcers team up with Facebook and Instagram to combat online terrorist propaganda
by Brian SimsOn Thursday 11 January, Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) organised the eighth joint Referral Action Day with colleagues from the national referral units of the UK, Belgium and France to identify and secure the swift removal of terrorist and violent extremism content uploaded on Facebook…
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Policing and security presence at major UK locations beefed up in wake of Brussels terror attacks
by Brian SimsIn the wake of yesterday’s terrorist atrocities in Belgium, Mark Rowley (the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead on counter-terrorism) has put forward salient security advice for members of the public while at the same time outlining what’s being done in the UK to ramp up protection measures across key locations nationwide. Twin…
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Prime Minister calls for Strategic Defence and Security Review to look at tackling extremist threats
by Brian SimsAs part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, Prime Minister David Cameron has asked the UK’s foremost defence chiefs and officials to consider investing more in Special Forces and readily deployable counter-terrorist capabilities. This would include future air surveillance (ISTAR) assets and encompass the deployment…