Europol

The EU's law enforcement agency, which issued warnings of an elevated terrorism threat across Europe in connection with the US-Iran conflict. - Warned of elevated terrorism threat across the EU

For more than four decades, US embassies in the Middle East and Africa have faced bombings, sieges, and missile strikes. None has been attacked in Western Europe — until an incendiary device detonated at the entrance of the US Embassy in Oslo at 1:00 a.m. on March 8, shattering windows and sending smoke into the street. No one was injured. Norwegian police say terrorism is one hypothesis under investigation, and they are weighing whether the blast is connected to the eight-day-old US-Iran war.

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The European Union's law enforcement agency, coordinating operations among member states against serious organized crime and terrorism. - Lead coordinating agency for Operation Fabryka

Europe dismantles 500 drug labs every year. Most produce a few kilograms of product before police find them. Operation Fabryka was different: it targeted the wholesale supply chain feeding dozens of labs across six countries, seizing 1,000 tonnes of precursor chemicals—enough to produce an estimated 300 tonnes of MDMA, amphetamine, and methamphetamine for European streets.

Updated Jan 24