Europe faces most serious threat since 9/11: Europol chief

January 14, 2015 08:22

Europol chief Rob Wainwright in a statement to the British lawmakers said that Europe was facing their most serious terrorist threat since 9/11. He explained that up to 5,000 European Union citizens have joined jihadist militant ranks, who pose a threat to their country of origin if they return there. "We're dealing with a large body of mainly young men who have the potential to come back and have the potential or intent and capability to carry out attacks we have seen in Paris in the last week," Wainwright said.

Calling the returning militants "the most serious terrorist threat that Europe has faced since 9/11 attacks", Wainwright called for greater scrutiny of the use of social media, which he said was used as a recruitment tool by jihadists.

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