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Is there a terrorist threat in the Netherlands?
The threat level for the Netherlands and Dutch interests abroad remains 'limited'. This means that the chance of an attack is relatively small, but cannot be excluded entirely. . In the past few months, fewer messages containing threats to the Netherlands or Dutch nationals have been posted on relevant jihadist websites than in comparison with the previous period. A favourable development for the Netherlands is that fewer messages containing threats to the Netherlands and Dutch nationals were published on relevant jihadist websites in the past few months than compared to the preceding period. In addition, the picture of jihadist networks in the Netherlands has not changed. Those networks have been limited in number and loosely organised for years, and lack strong leaders or clear targets. Moreover, the resistance of the Dutch population to extremist and terrorist violence is high. Due to the death or arrest of several leaders of the core of al-Qaeda and affiliated organisations, the strength of these groups has furthermore eroded even further. This has slightly reduced the threat assessment for the West.
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