THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Al-Qaeda is plotting car bomb, suicide and Mumbai-style attacks on crowds at British airports and train stations, a secret government memorandum discloses.
An alert issued by the security services warns of plots against transport hubs by al-Qaeda's "international operations wing" designed to cause "a large number of casualties".
The "restricted" document, seen by The Daily Telegraph, details plans for "one or more attacks against Europe, including the UK", aimed at "high-profile Western targets".
It warns of attacks against British airports and the London transport network – including the Underground – with the aim of inflicting "political, economic and psychological" damage.
Terrorists, it says, could use "vehicle-borne" or "hand-delivered" bombs and firearms. >>> Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent | Saturday, January 08, 2011
