Denmark Warns of Terrorism Danger to Europe From Foreign Extremists Fighting in Iraq

Denmark’s military intelligence service has warned that foreigners collaborating with the insurgency in Iraq could build a terror network capable of conducting terrorist attacks in Europe, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 20, 2004).

The Danish Defense Intelligence Service referred to Iraq as “a magnet for foreign extremists” in its annual report, released yesterday.

The report says the networks created there could launch small-scale terror attacks in Europe. Large-scale events are possible, though less likely, the report adds.

The heightened movement of people and goods across borders as the result of globalization has also facilitated the proliferation of arms, including weapons of mass destruction, according to the agency.

The risk of large-scale chemical and biological weapons falling into the hands of terrorists, however, is relatively low, according to the report.

“On the other hand, there is a risk that terrorists will use simple chemical and biological arms, or radiological weapons, in terror attacks,” it says (Associated Press/Irish Examiner, Dec. 13)

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