Terror threat rising in Switzerland, says Attorney General

The number of active terrorism investigations in Switzerland has doubled since 2022, according to the country’s top prosecutor. + Get the most important Swiss news directly in your inbox There are 120 cases of suspected terrorism currently being conducted in Switzerland, Attorney General Stefan Blättler said in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung. Most of them have a jihadist background. This involves terrorist propaganda on the internet, money flowing from Switzerland to terrorist organisations and people travelling to jihad. + How the heightened IS terror threat affects Switzerland There is a risk that these people will one day plan attacks themselves if they are not stopped in advance. Thanks to interventions, planned attacks have actually been prevented in recent times, Blättler said. "We must expect terrorist activities in Switzerland to increase." The impression that Switzerland has so far been spared compared to other countries such as Germany or France is misleading. Even ...