Threat of terrorist attack in Netherlands has increased -gov't agency

FILE PHOTO: Police officers surround the area where a suspect is said to be, in the centre of Nijmegen, Netherlands November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The threat of a possible terrorist attack in the Netherlands has increased in recent months, the country's anti-terrorism agency NCTV said on Tuesday.

The NCTV said there were increasing signs of jihadist groups plotting possible attacks in Europe, including in the Netherlands. The overall threat level remained at three on a scale of five, the NCTV said, meaning that an attack is plausible.