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The findings come as Europe reels from a string of violent attacks for which the the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group claimed responsibility in most cases. "The fear of terrorist attacks is by far the number one concern, reaching with over 70 percent, one of the highest ever recorded in the long-term study," Brigitte Romstedt, head of R+V Infocenter which carried out the
study said.
Germany endured several terrorist attacks last year, including the deadly Christmas market assault, when a Tunisian asylum seeker, who pledged allegiance to Islamic State, plowed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people. In July, a Syrian refugee detonated an explosive device outside a music festival in the town of Ansbach, killing himself and injuring 12 others.
In another July 2016 incident, a 17-year-old Afghan refugee attacked train passengers in central Germany, leaving five people injured. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for all the attacks.
According to R+V Infocenter researchers which interviewed 2,380 people in June and July,
the fear of terrorism has surpassed the threat of "political extremism," 62 percent.
Possible tensions caused by the influx of migrants has 61 percent of Germans apprehensive.
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