New Zealand spy agency says terror attack remains 'realistic possibility'


Police officers stay alert during Britain's Prince William's visit to the Justice and Emergency Services Precinct in Christchurch, New Zealand April 25, 2019. Marty Melville/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A terror attack in New Zealand remains a "realistic possibility" over the next year as evolving global and domestic security trends continue to drive extremist sentiment, the country's intelligence service said on Tuesday.

Following its annual review of the national terror threat levels, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) said people were getting exposed to an increasingly diverse range of violent extremist narratives through online networks, raising the risk of radicalisation and potential violence.

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