Europol annual report 2008

Europol’s annual report on EU TERRORISM AND SITUATION REPORT reveals an increase in terrorist attacks in 2009, with 2007 being associated with separatism; associated arrests of suspects has almost doubled in 12 months; Pakistan based Islamist terrorist attacks on indiscriminate targets are rising along with more deadly explosive devices and recruitment of activists from within target states; Africans form the largest group of arrested suspects, often apprehended with the state concerned; that in the UK animal rights activists are associated with extremism; right wing extermism is on the increase while left wing and anarchist extremism is falling; that those responsible for fraudulent document-type activities are generally older than those associated with violent terrorist activities in the member states, and the number of women assoicated with suicide attacks has risen since 2007 The Report states that by the end of 2007, the majority of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia’sleadership and many of its fighterswere foreign-born. Some 90 percent of suicide bombers were foreign terrorists. As the security situation improves, foreign terrorists may leave Iraq or relocate their jihadistactivities toother regions, including the EU. In 2007, the EU saw two failed and two attempted attacks related to Islamist terrorism; 201 suspects were arrested..

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