Study shows UK at 'lower' terror risk

The Terrorism Risk Index (TRI) shows Somalia as the country becoming the most at risk, overtaking Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.

The study shows Britain placed at 47, behind the US at 33 and France at 44, marking them at “medium risk”. Canada and Germany were rated as “low risk”.

From the European countries, Greece moved from 57 to 24, overtaking Spain, becoming the country most at risk from terror attacks. In a year, the Greek country experienced 180 attacks.

The TRI is based on data collected between June 2009 and June 2010 to assess the frequency of terrorist incidents and the intensity of attacks in 196 countries. The study also includes the number of victims per attack and the chances of mass casualities occurring.

Sixteen countries are rated as "extreme risk" with Pakistan at 2, Iraq 3, Afghanistan 4, Palestinian Occupied Territories 5, Colombia 6, Thailand 7, Philippines 8, Yemen 9 and Russia 10.

Somalia experienced 556 terrorist incidents between June 2009 and June 2010, in which 1,437 people were killed and 3,408 wounded.

Somalia’s major threat comes from the Islamist al Shabaab, which has claimed responsibility for several deadly suicide bombings.