On April 9, 2024, Latvia's government approved an updated national counter-terrorism plan by the State Security Service (VDD), incorporating over 500 preventive measures and new areas for monitoring drones and explosives precursors.

Terrorism & Criminal Proxy TacticsTerrorismBomb threats, assassination plots, targeted killings

Defense

Summary

On April 9, 2024, the Latvian government approved an updated National Counter-terrorism Plan developed by the State Security Service (VDD). The classified document includes more than 500 preventive measures involving over 20 institutions and strengthens security for mass gatherings and monitoring of unmanned aerial vehicles and explosives precursors. It also provides tailored recommendations for managers of terrorism risk objects based on currently four threat levels: low, elevated, high, and particularly high, with Latvia currently assessed at a low threat level. The plan reflects changes in the global terrorism environment and has been refined several times since its first approval in 2008.

Classification

Confidence: High

This event details the Latvian government approving an updated counter-terrorism plan aimed at prevention and defense. There is no mention of an aggressor action taking place, rather an evident defensive preparation through enhanced preventive measures by Latvian authorities.

Source URL

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/09.04.2024-latvias-counter-terrorism-plan-updated.a549734

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 22:04 UTC
Event time: Apr 9, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Apr 9, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Latvia

Primary actor

State Security Service (VDD)

Country

Latvia

Countries

Latvia

Tags

Latvia, Counter-terrorism, State Security Service, Terrorism threat, Unmanned aircraft monitoring, Explosives precursors, Preventive measures

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