Deaths from terrorism in Europe have spiked since 2014
Europol data also shows women and youths playing bigger part in terrorist acts
A picture released in March 2016 by Belgian police showing suspects of the attacks at Brussels Airport. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
A total of 142 people died in terror attacks across Europe in 2016, a death toll on a par with the 148 fatalities the previous year – but a striking increase on the four people who died in 2014, according to new figures from the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol.