Could antisemitic attack have been stopped?

Questions are being asked why security services couldn’t stop the recent attack on an Orthodox Jew in Zurich.

The Federal Intelligence Service has a unit which monitors the internet and social media in an effort to find extremists before they act. 

The 15-year-old attacker posted a video online a day before the stabbing saying he wanted to kill all Jews and a link on his social media profile promoting Islamic State. 

A report has been written about the actions of the security services – but it has not been published. 

However, a copy has been seen by the NZZ.

The report does not mention the attack explicitly – but it says staff are unsure of the legal implications and there’s a lack of structured guidelines. 

 

 

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