{"id":925,"date":"2024-07-02T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=925"},"modified":"2024-07-02T07:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:57:18","slug":"us-bases-in-europe-on-high-alert-for-possible-terrorist-attack-dod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"US bases in Europe on high alert for possible terrorist attack: DOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">U.S. military bases\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">throughout Europe<\/a>\u00a0have been put on heightened alert status due to a potential terrorist attack, Fox News Digital has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;There is credible intel pointing to an attack against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. bases<\/a>\u00a0over the next week or so,&#8221; a U.S. defense official told Fox News\u2019 Lucas Tomlinson.<\/p>\n<p>The official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, did not elaborate on the nature of the threat, but confirmed it was not tied to the French elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/343\/192\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/686\/384\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/672\/378\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1344\/756\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/931\/523\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1862\/1046\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/720\/405\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1440\/810\/ramsteinsign.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-926\" title=\"ramsteinsign\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ramsteinsign.jpg\" alt=\"ramsteinsign\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ramsteinsign.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ramsteinsign-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ramsteinsign-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ramsteinsign-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>FILE &#8211; Sign in front of Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (Ramstein Air Base (Facebook))<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/isis-remains-global-threat-decade-declaring-caliphate-us-military-official-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ISIS REMAINS GLOBAL THREAT A DECADE AFTER DECLARING CALIPHATE, US MILITARY OFFICIAL SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official said all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. military bases<\/a>\u00a0in Europe have been placed on high alert, not a lock-down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/343\/192\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/686\/384\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/672\/378\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1344\/756\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/931\/523\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1862\/1046\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/720\/405\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1440\/810\/Air-Force-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-927\" title=\"Air-Force-2\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Air-Force-2.jpg\" alt=\"Air-Force-2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Air-Force-2.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Air-Force-2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Air-Force-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Air-Force-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>FILE &#8211; U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Mobility Support Squadron pose for a unit photo, Sept. 12, 2022, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.\u00a0\u00a0(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edgar Grimaldo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. bases have raised the status of the alert level to, &#8220;Force Protection Charlie,&#8221; which means the Pentagon has received credible intelligence indicating some form of a terrorist attack is in the works.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new alert applies to all U.S. military facilities and personnel in Europe, including facilities in Germany, Italy, Romanian and Bulgaria, per reporting from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/theaters\/europe\/2024-06-30\/us-military-bases-germany-terrorism-threat-14342506.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stars and Stripes.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. military bases\u00a0throughout Europe\u00a0have been put on heightened alert status due to a potential terrorist attack, Fox News Digital has confirmed. &#8220;There is credible intel pointing to an attack against\u00a0U.S.&hellip; 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