European Union's Counter-Terrorism Chief: Europe Must Brace Itself For New Islamic State Attacks

French police officers patrol around the Eiffel Tower in Paris on December 24, 2015. DOMINIQUE FAGET (AFP)

The Independent: Isis could unleash car bombs and chemical weapons on Europe as new terror tactics employed, Europol warns

Report warns that threat will continue even if Isis is defeated in Iraq and Syria

Isis is likely to carry out new terror attacks across Europe in the “near future” as jihadis consider car bombings, chemical weapons and other methods to maximise casualties, security services have warned.

A new report by Europol, the EU-wide law enforcement agency, found that the terrorist group was changing its modus operandi as militants are driven out of key strongholds in Syria and Iraq.

Britain is among the top targets for atrocities, with at least 12 attempted attacks foiled in the past three years, and the threat level could now be increasing with the return of defeated foreign fighters with weapons training and

links to Isis commanders.

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