Dozens of Terror Plots Thwarted Across Europe, Say Officials

by Guest Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:33 pm

In the U.K., at least seven terror plots were stopped. In Germany, at least one was thwarted. Belgian authorities foiled numerous plots, and French authorities tell NBC that they have foiled dozens more, including one Thursday. But these efforts by European officials since the rise of ISIS two years ago have far from curbed the terror group's threat on the continent. One senior European counter-terrorism official confirmed to NBC News Thursday that authorities are bracing for more attacks by ISIS sleeper cells hidden throughout Europe — including possibly Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

"This wasn't the only plot that ISIS was planning," the senior European counter-terrorism official said of Tuesday's Brussels attacks. "Security services all over Europe are constantly working to hopefully prevent plots. And we do know that a lot of plots have been thwarted, and that the arrests of people in Europe have stopped attacks." The senior official also told NBC News that some of the thwarted plots were deemed significant and imminent — an assertion confirmed by a second intelligence official. A Belgian official confirmed that since the airport and subway attacks earlier this week, intelligence services have warned the country to expect still more incidents. The official also confirmed that numerous ISIS-affiliated plots and looming attacks have been thwarted inside Belgium without the public's knowledge.

The senior counter-terrorism official also confirmed that authorities continue to establish additional links between the Brussels attacks on Tuesday and the Paris attacks last November, and that raids in recent days have produced a trove of information about the interconnections between ISIS sleeper cells throughout Europe. That intel, the official said, is now being compared with the mountains of information about ISIS in Europe that has been compiled by a special "Task Force Fraternité" run by Europol that was set up after the Paris attacks to coordinate counter-terrorism investigations throughout Europe.

Both of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said authorities have been careful not to disclose the thwarted plots for two reasons. One, they don't want to alarm the public. But more importantly, they said, they don't want to alert co-conspirators because they want to keep monitoring and investigating them. "It's a very delicate situation in terms of creating panic whatever we say," explained the senior counter-terrorism official. "And it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where the next attack will take place."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brussels-attacks/dozens-terror-plots-thwarted-across-europe-say-officials-n545076

Oh well, nothing to concern yourselves with, after all "its only a few".

by Victorismyhero Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:38 pm

Didge wrote:In the U.K., at least seven terror plots were stopped. In Germany, at least one was thwarted. Belgian authorities foiled numerous plots, and French authorities tell NBC that they have foiled dozens more, including one Thursday. But these efforts by European officials since the rise of ISIS two years ago have far from curbed the terror group's threat on the continent. One senior European counter-terrorism official confirmed to NBC News Thursday that authorities are bracing for more attacks by ISIS sleeper cells hidden throughout Europe — including possibly Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

"This wasn't the only plot that ISIS was planning," the senior European counter-terrorism official said of Tuesday's Brussels attacks. "Security services all over Europe are constantly working to hopefully prevent plots. And we do know that a lot of plots have been thwarted, and that the arrests of people in Europe have stopped attacks." The senior official also told NBC News that some of the thwarted plots were deemed significant and imminent — an assertion confirmed by a second intelligence official. A Belgian official confirmed that since the airport and subway attacks earlier this week, intelligence services have warned the country to expect still more incidents. The official also confirmed that numerous ISIS-affiliated plots and looming attacks have been thwarted inside Belgium without the public's knowledge.

The senior counter-terrorism official also confirmed that authorities continue to establish additional links between the Brussels attacks on Tuesday and the Paris attacks last November, and that raids in recent days have produced a trove of information about the interconnections between ISIS sleeper cells throughout Europe. That intel, the official said, is now being compared with the mountains of information about ISIS in Europe that has been compiled by a special "Task Force Fraternité" run by Europol that was set up after the Paris attacks to coordinate counter-terrorism investigations throughout Europe.

Both of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said authorities have been careful not to disclose the thwarted plots for two reasons. One, they don't want to alarm the public. But more importantly, they said, they don't want to alert co-conspirators because they want to keep monitoring and investigating them. "It's a very delicate situation in terms of creating panic whatever we say," explained the senior counter-terrorism official. "And it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where the next attack will take place."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brussels-attacks/dozens-terror-plots-thwarted-across-europe-say-officials-n545076

Oh well, nothing to concern yourselves with, after all "its only a few".

You are turning into a "me" Razz

by Guest Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:11 pm

This really show the good work the security services do actually do

How many lives have they saved?

by Victorismyhero Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:19 pm

in the 1000's I'd guess

by Raggamuffin Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:21 pm

A few dozen maybe.

by Guest Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:23 pm

Lord Foul wrote:in the 1000's I'd guess

Easily based alone I guess on some of the known attempts that were planned in the UK

by Victorismyhero Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:24 pm

given te figures in the OP...

lets say they stopped 30 plots altogether (and thats a conservative guess)

and lets say 150 people saved for each incident.....

thats 4500 ...

by Raggamuffin Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:26 pm

Lord Foul wrote:given te figures in the OP...

lets say they stopped 30 plots altogether (and thats a conservative guess)

and lets say 150 people saved for each incident.....

thats 4500 ...

It wouldn't be 150 per incident - more like about 5.

by Victorismyhero Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:27 pm

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by Guest Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:28 pm

Raggamuffin wrote:
Lord Foul wrote:given te figures in the OP...

lets say they stopped 30 plots altogether (and thats a conservative guess)

and lets say 150 people saved for each incident.....

thats 4500 ...

It wouldn't be 150 per incident - more like about 5.

Based on knowing each plot, or by inventing a number out of thin air?

by Original Quill Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:32 pm

What constitutes a terrorist plop? I think I had one in my bathroom the other night. I was constipated and in pure terror! Smile

by Tommy Monk Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:50 pm

Uk security services have been stopping about one a month here alone over the last few years...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-foiled-7-terror-6839256

by Original Quill Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:53 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:Uk security services have been stopping about one a month here alone over the last few years...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-foiled-7-terror-6839256

I wonder. The so-called terror plots never see the light of day, so how would we know?

Oh, they can call it what they want. Code Red, Code Blue...or terrorist cell. Might be a kindergarten melt-down....terror plot! Dozens of Terror Plots Thwarted Across Europe, Say Officials 2190311264

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Claims are as frequent as rumors. I'd like to see some of those go to trial before I'm convinced.

by nicko Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:53 am

Quill, you should read our papers more carefully.

Example------A man was found dead in some River,
A man died in a "hit and run incident.
a so on and so forth, there's never any thing more said about these incidents.

[Shades of James Bond]

by eddie Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:15 am

Raggamuffin wrote:
Lord Foul wrote:given te figures in the OP...

lets say they stopped 30 plots altogether (and thats a conservative guess)

and lets say 150 people saved for each incident.....

thats 4500 ...

It wouldn't be 150 per incident - more like about 5.

Just plucked this out of Google:

In 2014, a total of 13,463 terrorist attacks occurred worldwide, resulting in more than 32,700 deaths and more than 34,700 injuries

On average, there were 1,122 terrorist attacks, 2,727 deaths, and 2,899 injuries per month worldwide in 2014. There were 2.57 fatalities and 2.87 injuries per attack, including perpetrator casualties.
More than 6,200 of the 32,700 people killed in 2014 (19%) were perpetrators of terrorist attacks. Perpetrators were killed intentionally in suicide attacks, accidentally while attempting to carry out attacks, or by security forces or victims responding to attacks.

by eddie Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:17 am

Original Quill wrote:
Tommy Monk wrote:Uk security services have been stopping about one a month here alone over the last few years...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-foiled-7-terror-6839256

I wonder. The so-called terror plots never see the light of day, so how would we know?

Oh, they can call it what they want. Code Red, Code Blue...or terrorist cell. Might be a kindergarten melt-down....terror plot! Claims are as frequent as rumors. I'd like to see some of those go to trial before I'm convinced.

I find myself agreeing with you Quill. I've often wondered about these "numbers" they throw out....and that isn't to say I am not highly grateful for the good work done, when it is done.

by Tommy Monk Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:11 pm

Here's the latest one to get guilty verdict...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35884915

by Raggamuffin Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:14 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:Here's the latest one to get guilty verdict...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35884915

Let's hope they do get a life sentence - a long one. This is no time for slaps on wrists - these people aren't going to be "rehabilitated" any time soon.

by Tommy Monk Fri Apr 01, 2016 12:56 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:Here's the latest one to get guilty verdict...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35884915

And another just now...

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-04-01/driver-guilty-of-terror-plot-against-us-military-in-uk/

by Tommy Monk Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:00 pm

And those two are only the latest in uk... bet there are many more across Europe that we don't hear about...

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