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IS planning for 'large-scale' attacks on Europe: Europol

Published: 25 Jan 2016 - 03:12 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 03:04 am
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Amsterdam: The Islamic State group has honed the ability to launch global attacks and is set to focus more on Europe following the Paris massacre, the chief of the EU police agency Europol said Monday.

A report coinciding with the opening of a new counterterror centre in the Hague shows "how the so-called Islamic State had developed a new combat style capability to carry out a campaign of large-scale terrorist attacks on a global stage -- with a particular focus in Europe," Rob Wainwright told reporters.

AFP