Swiss Intelligence Tracks 44 People Considered Terrorism Risks

Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) currently lists 44 people considered terrorism risks, down from 46 in November 2025.

The category includes both jihadists and people who support or encourage other forms of terrorism. The NDB defines risk individuals as people who currently pose a heightened risk and a primary threat to Switzerland’s internal or external security.

Their details are continuously shared with the Federal Office of Police and the Office of the Attorney General. The intelligence service regularly reviews the list and coordinates preventive measures with the relevant federal and cantonal authorities.

The figures have attracted renewed attention following a knife attack at Winterthur railway station on 28 May. Three people were injured and the suspected attacker was arrested.

The Office of the Attorney General has taken over the investigation. Federal prosecutor Stefan Blättler said on 9 June that investigators currently believed the attack had a terrorist motive, based on their conversations with the suspect. A psychiatric assessment is also being prepared.

Jihadist activity remains a central focus of the intelligence service. Since 2012, the NDB has identified 958 users who spread jihadist ideology online from or within Switzerland or sought contact with like-minded people.

The figure is cumulative and does not mean that all 958 individuals are currently under surveillance. It rose from 922 in November 2025 after 36 additional cases were identified through publicly accessible online activity. Self-radicalized lone actors remain particularly difficult for the authorities to identify and stop before an attack.

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