Eiffel Tower in Paris & Hotel Adlon in Berlin on the list:
Qaeda plot targets French, German signs: report

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Qaeda plot targets French, German signs: report

WASHINGTON (Agencies)

Militants allegedly plotting attacks in Europe have a list of targets including Paris's Eiffel Tower and a hotel close to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Fox News reported early Monday.

The report came in the wake of a U.S. State Department travel alert urging Americans to be vigilant against the potential for terror attacks in Europe.

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Monday also issued a travel alert for Japanese citizens living or traveling Europe, warning them of possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups.

The Foreign Ministry's announcement called on Japanese citizens to be cautious when using public transportation and visiting popular tourist sites.

Fox cited a senior western intelligence official as saying that the information about the target list was provided by "a German-Pakistani national interrogated at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan."

 

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated last Tuesday following the second hoax bomb threat at the landmark in a month.

Attractions on the list also included the luxury Hotel Adlon near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Berlin's Central Station and its landmark Alexanderplatz TV tower, Fox said citing unnamed intelligence officials.

"One official said security has also been tightened around the British royal family," the Fox report added.

Fox said that information was later confirmed by another senior intelligence official.

News media in the past week reported that Western intelligence agencies had uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to launch attacks in Britain, France, Germany and the United States.

The reports said well-armed, commando-style teams of jihadists planned to seize and murder Western hostages in a manner similar to the attacks two years ago in the Indian city of Mumbai on two hotels and its main railway station, in which 10 gunmen killed 166 people and injured more than 300.

The U.S. State Department issued a formal alert Sunday warning Americans traveling in Europe to remain vigilant against "potential for terrorist attacks" and urging precaution in public places and transportation systems.

"U.S. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves when traveling," according to the alert.

It said attackers may use "a variety of means and weapons and target both official and private interests," and that particular targets could include railways, subways and locations frequented by tourists.

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