May 14, 2020

Terrorists could exploit the coronavirus pandemic to carry out attacks, a European Union official has warned.

Counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove believes right-wing extremists and Islamic militants "could view attacks on medical personnel and facilities as highly effective, because they would generate a massive shock in society."

In a confidential briefing to EU member states obtained by the AP news agency, he said past experience shows "terrorists and violent extremists, aiming to change societies and governmental systems through violence, seek to exploit major crises to achieve their objectives."

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