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      Iraqi PM: IS Militants Planning Attacks on Paris, US Subway Systems

   by Reuters

   Iraq has received "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants
   plan to launch attacks on subway systems in Paris and the United
   States, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday.

   "Today, while I am here, I am receiving accurate reports from Baghdad
   where there was [the] arrest of [a] few elements and there are networks
   planning from inside Iraq to have attacks," he told a small group of
   U.S. reporters.

   "They plan to have attacks in the metros of Paris and the U.S.," he
   added. "From the details I have received, yes it looks credible."

   Abadi said that he received the information on Thursday morning in New
   York.
   US officials say they are familiar with Abadi's comments but unaware of
   any specific threats.
   "We have not confirmed such a plot, and would have to review any
   information from our Iraqi partners before making further
   determinations," National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden
   said in a statement Thursday.
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