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The Al-Qaeda Threat Faced by Europe
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - The travel advisory issued on Sunday by the U.S. is not exaggerated. It is based on concrete intelligence that justifies the warning and the beefed up security measures in Europe. Al-Qaeda or an organization operating under its influence is organizing and training in the tribal area in western Pakistan for terror attacks in Britain, Germany, and Sweden. Its members are Muslims with German and British citizenship who arrived in Pakistan and Afghanistan about a year ago and now they are trying to carry out missions in their home countries. The group's immediate objective is to avenge the fatal blows sustained by al-Qaeda in Pakistan as a result of U.S. drone attacks in recent months. Since entering the White House, President Obama has authorized 122 drone hits against senior al-Qaeda and Pakistani Taliban leaders, more than double the number of attacks former President George W. Bush authorized in eight years. The Times Square bomber said his attack in May was in revenge for the drone attacks.