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Swiss Defense Minister Says Terror Menace in Switzerland on the Rise

© AFP 2023 / FABRICE COFFRINI Swiss Defense Minister Guy Parmelin (File)
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Swiss Defense Minister Guy Parmelin stated that it is clear that the threat of attacks has increased in Switzerland.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Swiss Defense Minister Guy Parmelin said on Sunday that the existing terror menace in the country had grown.

On Wednesday, Parmelin presented a government report concerning security situation in the country. In comparison with the previous report prepared in 2010, this year the report paid more attention to terrorism and migration.

"When we speak about terrorism it is clear that the threat of attacks has increased for sure," Parmelin said, as quoted by the Swiss Blick newspaper.

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He added that the Swiss authorities paid attention to potential threats and had been monitoring them all the time.

Europe has been pushed to urgently and extensively boost its safety and security measures over the past months amid a wave of deadly attacks that has occurred in Europe, including in Nice, Paris and Brussels.

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