This threat is growing in various countries, as revealed by the IEP, Institute for Economics and Peace, which shows an increase in attacks, doubling the number from 2023.
These are young people acting on their own, known as lone wolves. Additionally, their precocity is surprising: one in five people detained in Europe for terrorism in 2024 was a minor.
The trend is that there are more attacks, with fewer deaths, but covering more countries, 66 attacks in 2024 compared to 58 in 2023, with Germany being the most affected country, as reflected by TN in its article “Panic in Munich.”
Given this situation, which is difficult for institutions and intelligence to prevent, as they self-convince and communicate through deep networks, it is necessary to take all preventive measures, not only by conducting criminal intelligence, having institutions dedicated to this task, a justice system and laws in line with this situation, but also cities must protect their citizens, informing them and providing all the necessary elements to safeguard public safety.