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Europe Welcomes bin Laden Death

   Lisa Bryant | Paris  May 02, 2011
   Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, speaks on the BBC's Andrew
   Marr Show, in London May 1, 2011

Photo: Reuters

   Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, speaks on the BBC's Andrew
   Marr Show, in London May 1, 2011

   European leaders and experts are welcoming the news of Osama bin
   Laden's death, but caution the threat of terrorism is far from over.

   News welcomed
   Europe was swift to react to President Barack Obama's announcement that
   al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is dead.
   In Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron said the news would be
   welcomed across the country.
   "Of course, it does not mark the end of the threat we face from
   extremist terror. Indeed, we will have to be particularly vigilant in
   the weeks ahead," said Cameron. "But it is, I believe, a massive step
   forward."

   Caution
   Spanish civil guard and police officers guard the U.S. embassy in
   Madrid, May 2, 2011

AP

   Spanish civil guard and police officers guard the U.S. embassy in
   Madrid, May 2, 2011

   Russia, Germany, Italy and France also applauded U.S. forces for
   killing bin Laden. But many, like French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe,
   also offered a note of caution.
   In remarks on French radio, Juppe said the world must be more vigilant
   than ever. He noted the bombing attack in the Moroccan city of
   Marrakesh just a few days ago that killed at least 14 people.
   While bin Laden has been most spectacularly linked to the 2001
   terrorist attacks in the United States, al-Qaida is also blamed for the
   2004 train bombings in Spain that killed 191 people. The network also
   claimed credit for the 2005 bombings in London that killed 52 people.

   Wounds
   Sunshine reflects from the pillars of the memorial to the victims of
   the July 7, 2005 London bombings, in Hyde Park, central London May 2,
   2011

Reuters

   Sunshine reflects from the pillars of the memorial to the victims of
   the July 7, 2005 London bombings, in Hyde Park, central London May 2,
   2011

   Disaffected youth in Europe have headed to terrorist training camps in
   Afghanistan and Chechnya, and al-Qaida's disparate branches have
   kidnapped Europeans overseas and warned Europe of more attacks to come.
   "Although this is seen as a victory for many in the United States, it
   is one that is also shared by many here in Europe," said Maha Azzam, a
   Middle East analyst for the London-based think-tank Chatham House. "The
   specter of terrorism from al-Qaida has existed for a decade now in
   Europe and therefore the removal of this very important symbol is seen
   as an important step to undermining al Qaida."
   French analyst Philippe Moreau Defarges believes bin Laden was a man of
   the past, who was unable to make a difference politically. He says that
   can be seen with the current Arab protests, in which al-Qaida appears
   largely marginalized.
   "... but we still have a lot of frustrated people, we still have a lot
   of bitter people, and one way to be heard, one way to make some noise,
   is to use terrorism," he said.
   For its part, France-based international police agency Interpol urged
   greater vigilance in dealing with a heightened terrorism risk as a
   result of bin-Laden's death.

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