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French Minister: Saudi Arabia Warns of Terror Threat in Europe

   VOA News 17 October 2010

Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS

   France's  Interior  Minister  Brice  Hortefeux,  second  right,  meets
   security forces at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010.

   French  Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux says Saudi Arabia has warned
   of  an  al-Qaida  terrorism  threat  in  Europe  and against France in
   particular.
   Hortefeux  told  French  radio  and  television  Sunday  that European
   intelligence agencies received the warning in the past few days. Â
   He said the threat is real and that the government is on alert.
   Earlier this month, the United States, Britain, and Japan warned their
   citizens  of  possible  terrorist  attacks  in  Europe  after  Western
   intelligence  officials  uncovered a plot by al-Qaida-linked militants
   based  in  Pakistan  for  terror  attacks in major British, French and
   German cities.
   The  officials said the attacks could be similar to the 2008 terrorist
   strike  on  Mumbai,  India, where near-simultaneous attacks by Islamic
   militants killed 166 people and wounded many more.
   Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.

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