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Multi-Attack Terror Plot On European Cities
Sky's foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall said militants based in Pakistan had been planning simultaneous strikes on London and major cities in France and Germany.He said the plan was in the "advanced but not imminent stage" and the plotters had been tracked by spy agencies "for some time". Intelligence sources told Sky the planned attacks would have been similar to the commando-style raids carried out in Mumbai. Then, Pakistan-based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba killed 166 people in a series of gun and grenade attacks in the Indian city. The European plot was unearthed after intelligence sharing between London, France, Germany and the US. It came as the Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated because of a bomb scare for the second time in two weeks. When the terror plan came to light, the US military began helping its European allies by trying to kill the leaders behind the plot in Pakistan's Waziristan region. There have been a record 20 missile attacks using drone aircraft in the past 30 days, Marshall said. "I am led to believe a number of these attacks were designed against the leadership of this particular plot, which had an al Qaeda and possibly some sort of Taliban connection projecting into Europe," he said. "And they have killed several of the leaders which is why the terror threat has not risen." Excellent work, folks! Britain's terror threat remains at 'severe' following the underwear bomber's attempted attack on Detroit airport last Christmas. Posted by: tipper 2010-09-28 |
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