--- description: Vienna police said a “friendly intelligence service” warned of possible attack title: European Capitals Warned of Terrorist Threat Before New Year’s image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt229d087f032e14a4/698876e4524fc00d3bdf6131/502406558.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [europe](/tag/europe/) ## europe Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Europe on Alert for New Year's Eve Terror Threat  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 26, 2015 8:47 PM CUT  A French soldier patrols next to the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on December 24, 2015 as part of security measures set following the Nov. 13 Paris terror attacks. A French soldier patrols next to the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on December 24, 2015 as part of security measures set following the Nov. 13 Paris terror attacks.Dominique Faget—AFP/Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 26, 2015 8:47 PM CUT Police across Europe have [ramped](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/european-capitals-warned-possible-attack-new-year-s-vienna-police-n486166?cid=par-time%5F20151226 "undefined") up security measures after receiving warning from a “friendly” intelligence service that capital cities across Europe could be the target of terrorist attacks before the end of December. Police in Vienna, Austria, confirmed that an unnamed intelligence service issued warnings in the days before Christmas to capital cities across the continent of a possible shooting or bomb attack between Christmas and the New Year, reports NBC News. Officials said increased security measures may include tightened surveillance, identity checks and alertness for objects that could carry explosive devices. A spokesperson for the German Interior Ministry declined to comment on specifics but said that security measures had been adapted in response to the attacks in Paris more than a month ago. “Germany is still in the crosshairs of Jihadist terrorism,” he said. \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/european-capitals-warned-possible-attack-new-year-s-vienna-police-n486166?cid=par-time%5F20151226 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4161670/europe-terror-threat-capitals-vienna/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4161670/europe-terror-threat-capitals-vienna/"},"headline":"Europe on Alert for New Year's Eve Terror Threat","datePublished":"2015-12-26T20:47:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:38:37.251Z","description":"Vienna police said a “friendly intelligence service” warned of possible attack","url":"https://time.com/4161670/europe-terror-threat-capitals-vienna/","keywords":["europe","Terrorism","Germany","Security","terrorist"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt229d087f032e14a4/698876e4524fc00d3bdf6131/502406558.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt229d087f032e14a4/698876e4524fc00d3bdf6131/502406558.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FRANCE-SECURITY-ATTACKS","caption":"FRANCE-SECURITY-ATTACKS","creditText":"Dominique Faget—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/europe/","name":"europe"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4161670/europe-terror-threat-capitals-vienna/","name":"Europe on Alert for New Year's Eve Terror Threat"}}]}] ```