News / No heightened threat of terror attacks on shipping in the Med – focus on migrant crisis, say experts

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In the aftermath of Islamic State’s (IS) deadly attacks in Paris, attention has again turned to the possibility of attacks on shipping in the Mediterranean.

After capturing the Libyan port of Sirte, militias operating under the “Islamic State in Libya” banner claimed they would attempt to attack ships transiting the Mediterranean and disrupt commercial shipping in the region, employing methods similar to Somali pirates during the peak of their activity in the Indian Ocean in 2010 and 2011.

However, a report from ...