Italian and German security agencies warn of attacks on popular European beaches. It reports the German newspaper Bild. Dressed as beach vendors terrorists would open fire on tourists.
After the recent attacks in Brussels there is evidence that IS this summer popular beaches in Europe will take in the sight. The Italian secret service informed the German BND intelligence about the threat, according to Bild. The information about the terror plans would come from a trusted source in Africa.
Including the Italian coastal regions, the Costa del Sol are threatened in Spain and the French Riviera. The terrorists could emerge as beach vendors and with automatic weapons opened fire on tourists and will detonate after. They would also plan to hide explosives in the sand under sun loungers.
Senegal
The potential perpetrators are according to Bild from Senegal and his followers of Boko Haram, the Nigerian terrorist group that formally joined IS.
A Senegalese police cleared across Italian media why the group is so dangerous: ,, These guys are businessmen, they transport goods between Italy and Africa. Thus, they have visas and regular papers. "
A senior official told Bild that the terror would reach a whole new dimension because ,, beaches are not protected. "
Tunisia
The plans show many similarities with the massacre on the beach in Sousse in Tunisia in the summer of 2015 in which a terrorist shot and killed 38 people. The offender approached the beach by boat. IS claimed the assault.
The OCAD, body for Threat Analysis, received signals IS again sent fighters to Europe and Belgium in order to carry out attacks.
Not to Turkey
Tuesday morning already showed that Dutch vacationers choose this summer, less frequently for Turkey as a holiday destination, for fear of attacks. Spain and Portugal were up to now it is still very popular. To what extent this new threat will affect bookings remains to be seen.
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