Bin Laden Possibly Behind Euro Terror Plot
img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-47769" title="al-qaida (1)" src="/files/wxrimport/2010-10/al-qaida-1.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="105" /><MSNBC reports:
WASHINGTON — U.S. counterterrorism officials say they believe that senior al-Qaida leaders, including Osama bin Laden, are involved in the latest terror plot against European cities.
The multi-pronged scope of the emerging plan — which aimed to launch coordinated shooting sprees or attacks in Britain, France and Germany — is an al-Qaida hallmark. One U.S. intelligence official added, however, that the details of how the plan was directed or coordinated by the group's core leaders is not yet clear.
The involvement of bin Laden and his core leaders, believed to be in hiding in Pakistan, underscores concerns about that country's role as a safe haven for al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists. U.S. officials have pressed Pakistan to increase its efforts to root out the militants hiding in the mountainous border region.
Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence information.
Bin Laden's role in the European plot was first reported by NPR.
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