‘Huge risk’ of Christmas attacks, warns EU – By Ido Vock (BBC News) / Dec 5, 2023
There is a “huge risk of terrorist attacks in the European Union” over the coming holiday season, a senior EU official has said.
European Home Affairs Commission Ylva Johansson said the polarisation in society caused by the Israel-Hamas war was increasing the risk of violence.
Her remarks came days after a tourist was fatally stabbed in Paris.
The EU was making an additional €30m (£26m) available for additional security, Ms Johansson said.
She did not specify whether there was any specific information which had led to the warning.
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