Internal Security Service: Threat level not raised in Estonia

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The Internal Security Service (ISS) has so far not detected any occurrences in Estonia which would rise the threat level in connection with terrorism threat.

When commenting on the terrorist attack which took place in Berlin on Monday evening, Interior Minister Andres Anvelt affirmed that the internal security agencies of Europe and Estonia are doing all they can to guarantee our security and feeling of security.

"The main goal of such attacks is to stir up fear, thereby influencing our decisions and causing damage. Based on a fresh overview received from the internal security agencies of us and our partners Estonia has not raised the threat level. At the moment there is no information that Estonian citizens were injured in the attack," he added.

The ISS has so far not detected any occurrences in Estonia which would raise the threat level in the counry.

Anvelt sent a letter of condolences to his German counterpart Karl Ernst Thomas de Maiziere in connection with the attack which took place in Berlin on Monday evening,

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