Terrorism

Lithuania's Foreign Ministry says it has no information about Lithuanian nationals affected in the terrorist attack in the French seaside resort of Nice where a truck smashed into a crowd in early hours of Friday. aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmVuLmRlbGZpLmx0JTJGc3Vic2NyaWJlJTJGJmNhbmNlbHVybD1odHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGd3...

During her visit to Washington, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė said that, in the fight against terrorism, we must find a balance between privacy, human rights and security. In an interview with CNN, she also underscored the importance of NATO in the fight against terrorism.

With the wave of recent terrorist attacks in Europe there is a perception that the threat from terrorism on the continent is higher than ever, but the statistics show that the number of deaths from terrorist attacks in Europe is far lower now than in previous decades.

Terrorist attacks or a sense of insecurity is not an issue that would encourage Lithuanian emigrants to return to Lithuania, said economist Gitanas Nausėda, adding that return migration policy should not be based on such ideas.

In the eyes of much of the West, Russia's image has changed from that of an aggressor to that of an important partner in the fight against terror, says Eastern Europe Studies Centre analyst Linas Kojala.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend a working dinner with US President Barack Obama and other heads of state at the White House to discuss ways to prevent nuclear terrorism threats on Thursday.

Police across Europe have stepped up their efforts to prevent further ISIS attacks in European cities after the Brussels bombings, with 10 more suspects arrested in Belgium, Germany and France.

In the wake of the attacks in Brussels, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed her disappointment in Europe's "naive" reaction to terrorism and called for a war on terrorism.

The problem of terrorist attacks is not just an issue for the law enforcement authorities but for Western European society as a whole, said Lithuanian political scientist Laurynas Kasčiūnas.

The terrorism threat level in Lithuania will not be increased after the terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital Brussels, according to the Lithuanian Coordination Council of the security services.

Brussels was the scene of multiple explosions on March 22, highlighting the persistent vulnerability of soft targets to simple, effective attacks — as well as the willingness and capability of militants in Western Europe to undertake those attacks.

Lithuania's phone service operators Omnitel and TEO have offered free calls and SMS services from and to Belgium after Tuesday's blasts in Brussels.

A prime suspect in the bombing of Brussels airport yesterday has been arrested by Belgian police in the city's Anderlecht district, Belgian media are reporting.

The Lithuanian Ambassador to Turkey has expressed his dismay at the explosion that ripped through the heart of Ankara on Sunday evening killing 37 people and injuring at least 125.

The explosion in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday was undoubtedly a terror attack that will further increase tension in the region, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says.

There are no active terrorist organizations in Lithuania, according to the national money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment report presented by the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) on Monday.

The Lithuanian government has endorsed a proposal to have airlines share information about all passengers arriving and leaving Lithuania with law enforcement institutions. The law, drafted by the Ministry of the Interior, is part of the country's anti-terrorism effort.

At least one Lithuanian passport has been discovered among almost 150 European passports that were seized from two men who were allegedly taking them to ISIS terrorists.

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A recent propaganda video, said to be produced by Islamic State (IS), names 60 countries as enemies of the terrorist organization. The flags of Lithuania and Estonia, too, briefly flash in the video, making it the first time that the Baltic states have been mentioned as targets of Islamic State terr...