Baghdad is the world’s most dangerous city according to a new index by Verisk Maplecroft – but the risk of terrorist attack in European cities has risen sharply in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks.

According to the index, which ranks world cities by the likelihood of a terror attack based on historic trends, 64 cities around the world are at “extreme risk” of a terror attack.

Of these, the majority are in the Middle East (27) or Asia (19).

Some 14 are in Africa, where the rise of Boko Haram and al-Shabab as well as political instability have increased risk.

Three are in Europe – Luhansk (46) and Donetsk (56) in Ukraine, and Grozny (54) in Russia – while Colombia’s Cali (59) is the only South American city on the list.

Cities are ranked based on the intensity and frequency of attacks in the 12 months following February 2014, combined with the number and severity of incidents in the previous five years.

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