THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called on the more than 10 million Filipinos overseas to heighten their vigilance in the wake of terrorist attacks abroad. The DFA issued the statement after a foiled terrorist attack in Russia and a deadly shooting incident in Burkina Faso. Citing data from the Global Terrorism Database, the DFA said around 1,102 terror incidents took place worldwide from January to August 2017 while there were 1,204 terror attacks during the same period in 2016. A total of 1,820 terrorist incidents took place from January to December 2016. “We mourn with the families of those who lost their lives in this terrible incident in Burkina Faso,” Secretary Cayetano said.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2017 09:45 UTC