Europol (European Union police) has published a report that describes what European countries should expect in future terror attacks, according to this CNN article.
Last Friday's post named a Belgium teenager who apparently was recruited for IS in just a few months, to his mother's sorrow. "Younger recruits are more impressionable and radicalize quicker," according to the report.
Other trends among recruits: they may be less knowledgeable about their religion, attracted to excitement, have mental issues. Immigrants are specifically targeted by recruiters.
Attacks will primarily be directed toward "soft targets," which are "relatively unprotected and vulnerable." In other words, innocent people going about their lives.
And it's not just IS. "The report warns that Al Qaeda is still a "factor" in the region and a reason for the EU to focus broadly on religiously inspired groups." But . . I notice that all the terror groups mentioned in this article are tied to one religion, not a variety of religions.
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