The EU Member States reported a total of 57 completed, failed, and foiled terrorist attacks in 2020, Report informs, citing the Europol's EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT).
Moreover, the UK reported 62 terrorist incidents, and Switzerland reported two probable jihadist terrorist attacks. The number of terrorist attacks in the EU Member States in 2020 is comparable to 2019 (119, 64 of which in the UK) but decreased compared to 2018 (129, 60 of which in the UK).
A total of 21 people were killed in terrorist attacks in the EU in 2020. Three people died in the UK and one in Switzerland. With the exception of the targeted murder of a school teacher in France, the fatal victims appear to have been chosen at random as representatives of populations identified as enemies on ideological grounds.