Several US military bases across Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend amid concerns of a possible terrorist attack against US installations or personnel in the continent.
One of the bases include the US European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, where the US Army Garrison issued an alert that raises the level of Force Protection Condition (FPCON) to “Charlie,” US officials said.
Out of the five FPCON threat levels, “Charlie” is the second-highest alert for US military personnel or bases.
The “Charlie” threat level is in effect when “an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely,” according to the US…
