Belgian security expert: New attacks possible

Gepubliceerd op 4 mei 2016 om 11:00

In a university lecture has Jaak Raes, chief executive of Belgian intelligence and security service, Tuesday reiterated that new attacks in Belgium remain possible. At the same time, he also warned of possible violent reactions from the extreme right. ,, We can not remain blind to "Reas said.

, Daesh (Islamic State, ed.) Is something that keeps us awake. In the longer term, we may perhaps expect more attacks. That's a bleak story, I admit it, "Raes told Antwerp students of Security Sciences.

At the same time he warned against possible reactions. ,, A new polarization may be coming. Consider the marches Pegida, think of violent reaction from the extreme right, "the head of State Security said.

negative image
,, We can not ignore that makes some people sometimes like to abuse of the negative image being hanged by some of the Muslim community, and of course, but about a number of individuals who surrender to the jihad. "

The Belgian also sees "come back old customers from criminal circles" some in the jihadist struggle: ,, People smugglers, suppliers of false papers and weapons seem to have found a future in jihadism and war machinery associated with it. This can only tackle by good cooperation, "he said.

Trend does not drop
Raes also warned of "Hurrah posts about a possible decline abroad leaving jihadists: ,, It is a permanent dynamic. I know Jambon Minister (of the Interior, ed.) Recently in the media stated that the trend is decreasing, but I have to disappoint him. If we look over the longer term, from November 2011 until today, that dynamic remains approximately the same. "

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