On the 23rd of November, a stabbing incident occurred outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuirel on Parnell Street in Dublin City centre. Five people were injured in the attack, three of those being children, the youngest victim was 5 years old. There have been no updates on the motive of the perpetrator, but the Gardaí don’t believe that it is terror-related. The assailant is reported to have Irish citizenship and has been residing in Ireland for over 20 years. Later in the evening following the incident, there were riots in Dublin City Centre that were instigated by far-right extremist groups in Ireland.

Two Swedes were shot and killed Monday night in a terrorist attack at Sainctelette Square in Brussels, Belgium. A third person was shot and taken to hospital.

On Tuesday morning, Belgian media confirmed the suspected perpetrator had been shot at a café in the neighborhood of Schaarbeek in Brussels. The presumed perpetrator died as he was transported to hospital. The weapon used in the attack, an American AR-15, was found on his body, according to Belgian Minister of Internal Affairs Annelies Verlinden.