Drones hunting European terror cell
Officials are increasingly linking recent US drone attacks in Pakistan to attempts to disrupt reported Al Qaeda plans to strike against European targets.
A drone strike in Waziristan on Monday killed eight militants, including five German citizens.
It came one day after the United States and Britain warned of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe.
The Pakistani ambassador in Washington, Hussain Haqqani, confirmed the link between the increased drone strikes over the past few weeks and efforts to disrupt the reported plot.
A diplomatic source also spoke of a group of two to three dozen militants involved in planning commando-style gun attacks in Europe.
It is unclear when they started training, but the source said they were aiming to attack in November.
Information about the plot first came from a German citizen, Ahmed Sadiki, who was arrested in Afghanistan this summer and interrogated by American officials.
- BBC
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