Terror threat in Europe (news reports)

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

Is anyone concerned such that they might not travel to Europe for vacation.
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[calgal Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close calgal]

Just bought DH's ticket to Spain today. Son is studying abroad in Seville and travels around Europe on weekends. We did not allow him to study abroad in central Africa because we felt it was unsafe there, but I think his risk in Europe of becoming a victim of a terror attack is acceptably low.

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

Just bought DH's ticket to Spain today. Son is studying abroad in Seville and travels around Europe on weekends. We did not allow him to study abroad in central Africa because we felt it was unsafe there, but I think his risk in Europe of becoming a victim of a terror attack is acceptably low.

Wishing him well ! Seville is fantastic . Agree risk is low (not of an attack which has always been there ..well 30 years at least ) but that one would be unfortunate enough to be close by.
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[catwgirl Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close catwgirl]

High airfare is keeping me away.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I heard this on the news tonight but I saw the news here first

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

I heard this on the news tonight but I saw the news here first

At least one advantage of being 5 hours ahead !

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

There was quite a discussion about this on "The View" this morning.
One person/host seemed to be leaning toward canceling her trip to Europe while another person/host had to go to finish work on a movie and was not happy about going.

I have just come back from Barcelona/Gibraltar/Madeira and did not feel unsafe....but for the government(s) to come out with a warning makes me think something is brewing.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

IMO. This may put more preesure on the Euro and British pound to go drop in value.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

My brother works in Belgium 20 days a month and he said he didn't even see it on the European version of CNN. I talked to him this afternoon but I guess since he's not in France, UK or Germany nobody is really talking about it yet in his little town where he is stationed.

I hope they foil whatever is planned.
Obviously they've intercepted something.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

My brother works in Belgium 20 days a month and he said he didn't even see it on the European version of CNN. I talked to him this afternoon but I guess since he's not in France, UK or Germany nobody is really talking about it yet in his little town where he is stationed.

I hope they foil whatever is planned.
Obviously they've intercepted something.

We did see it on the cruise ship CNN/BBC/Headline news when we got satellite reception on Tuesday/Wednesday last week...

[x3skier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close x3skier]

This worries me as much as being hit by a meteorite.

As far as The View gab fest (or any other talk show), celebrities usually are so impressed by their own importance they have no perception of reality.

Cheers

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

Might give Times Square a miss for a while.(sound like a really dangerous place based on court case today )
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[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Might give Times Square a miss for a while.(sound like a really dangerous place based on court case today )
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Not really, or maybe I'm just a very jaded New Yorker.....I go to Times Square all the time, as do both of my children. I never feel unsafe there, even with all the threats. BTW, it's always packed with people, so others must share my view as well.