[La Belle France24] Al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on Europe's high-speed rail network, German mass circulation daily Bild reported on Monday, citing intelligence sources.
| "Hey, Achmed! Whyncha get some guys to bomb the railroads. Mother of Satan would be just the thing, and your guys could mix it up in the kitchen of their mom." |
The hard boy group could plant explosives on trains and tunnels or sabotage tracks and electrical cabling, said Bild, Europe's most widely read daily.
| That's been a possibility for years. Occasionally something is found by those whose job it is to find such things. |
Bild said the information came from the National Security Agency (NSA) in the United States, which had listened in to a conference call involving top Al-Qaeda operatives.
The attacks on Europe's rail network was a "central topic" of this call, Bild said.
Authorities in Germany have responded to the threat with discrete measures such as deploying plain-clothed coppers at key stations and on main routes, according to the daily. |