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Germany Raises Security Level Over Terror Threat

   VOA News 17 November 2010
   A  police  officer wearing a bulletproof vest stands guard at the main
   train   station   in  Berlin,  Germany.  Germany's  interior  minister
   announced  Wednesday  that  he  is  ordering increased security in the
   country in light of a heightened threat from terrorism

Photo: AP

   A  police  officer wearing a bulletproof vest stands guard at the main
   train   station   in  Berlin,  Germany.  Germany's  interior  minister
   announced  Wednesday  that  he  is  ordering increased security in the
   country  in  light  of  a  heightened  threat from terrorism.Thomas de
   Maiziere,  Germany's  top  security  official, said a series of recent
   events  suggest authorities are dealing "with a new situation," 17 Nov
   2010.

   Germany  has  issued  a  new  terrorism  alert, over what the Interior
   Ministry  says  are  "concrete  indications"  that  terror attacks are
   planned against the country for the end of November.
   Thomas  de  Maiziere,  speaking  Wednesday in Berlin, said the current
   risk   assessment   will   produce   an   increased  police  presence,
   particularly at airports, until further notice.
   De  Maiziere  spoke of "a new security situation" in Germany, citing a
   tip from an unspecified country.  He did not say where the attack was
   supposed to occur.
   Much  of  western  Europe,  including  Germany, has been on heightened
   alert  since  early  last  month, when package bombs were found on two
   U.S.-bound airplanes.
   Those  discoveries  triggered warnings from the United States, Britain
   and  Japan,  of possible al-Qaida attacks on major British, French and
   German cities.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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