Fear

It was Thursday this week that all communication tools were full of the same information. It was in all social media, message groups and email chains. 

Declaring martial law or a state of emergency and expanding the definition of the crime of "terror," have been suggested as ways to combat terrorism in the country. 

When then-U.S. President George W. Bush made his famous "you are either with us or the terrorist" speech in the U.S. Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, nine days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many people voiced concerns about the consequences of such a policy. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu have reiterated their resolve to fight terrorism after a car bomb killed dozens of people just weeks after a similar attack.

Europe is at a critical tipping point and, depending on how much political will is mustered in Brussels and by member states, it could go either way.

This year is a determining year for the Union as it faces crisis within its borders and from outside. Running through Europe is a mounting fear of more terrorist attacks.

Special police in Bosnia's Federation entity have swooped on a number of suspected terrorists in a major roundup of groups and individuals suspected of connections with Islamist extremists.

"A police action is currently ongoing against terrorism under the mandate of the Bosnian Prosecution," Boris Grubesic, the spokesperson of the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, told BIRN.

The European Commission has adopted a set of measures to scale up the common response to terrorism and the illegal trafficking of firearms and explosives in the wake of November 13 Paris attacks.

The package includes two main elements: a proposal for a Directive on Terrorism and an Action Plan, the EU executive body said in a news release on Wednesday.

President Tomislav Nikolic has called on "the West and the East" to leave their disagreements aside and unite in the fight against international terrorism.

The list of dangerous areas around the Mediterranean is growing after the Russian plane crash due to a planted bomb and the multiple attacks in Paris. Travelers are dodging thoughts of vacations, thinking it is better to stay home on familiar territory rather than travel.

The leaders of the Group of 20 countries, who gathered in Antalya with a rare international political and security agenda, have put the struggle against terrorism at the top of their priorities in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 Paris attack and last month's Ankara Massacre.