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The New York stock exchange showing solidarity with Norway (Photo: EUobserver)

EU scrambling for measures against 'lone wolf' terrorists

An Oslo-type of attack would be hard to prevent in any EU country, since the 'lone-wolf' terrorist went to great lengths to avoid being detected, an EU counter-terrorism expert has said.

"It's true that nobody expected what happened last Friday," Timothy Jones, advisor to the EU counter-terrorism co-ordinator, told reporters on Thursday (28 July) after a snap meeting of EU and Norwegian anti-terror experts.

Expressing his "admiration" for the calm and measured way Norwegian leader...

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The New York stock exchange showing solidarity with Norway (Photo: EUobserver)

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