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AL-QAEDA TARGETING EUROPE RAILWAYS
13:48 19.08.13
Al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on Europe's high-speed rail network,
German newspaper Bild reported on Monday, citing intelligence sources.
The group could plant explosives on trains and tunnels or sabotage
tracks and electrical cabling, said Bild, Europe's most widely-read
daily.
The newspaper said the information came from the National Security
Agency (NSA) in the United States, which had listened in to a 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-clothes police officers at key
stations and on main routes, according to the daily.
According to US media reports, intelligence services intercepted
communications earlier this month between al-Qaeda leader Ayman
al-Zawahiri and more than 20 operatives from across the group's
global network.
This prompted the US and several allies to shut embassies across the
Muslim world, fearful of a major attack.
On August 1, the US issued a worldwide alert, warning of al-Qaeda
plans to launch an attack in the Middle East or North Africa.
Armenian News - Tert.am
13:48 19.08.13
Al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on Europe's high-speed rail network,
German newspaper Bild reported on Monday, citing intelligence sources.
The group could plant explosives on trains and tunnels or sabotage
tracks and electrical cabling, said Bild, Europe's most widely-read
daily.
The newspaper said the information came from the National Security
Agency (NSA) in the United States, which had listened in to a 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-clothes police officers at key
stations and on main routes, according to the daily.
According to US media reports, intelligence services intercepted
communications earlier this month between al-Qaeda leader Ayman
al-Zawahiri and more than 20 operatives from across the group's
global network.
This prompted the US and several allies to shut embassies across the
Muslim world, fearful of a major attack.
On August 1, the US issued a worldwide alert, warning of al-Qaeda
plans to launch an attack in the Middle East or North Africa.
Armenian News - Tert.am