U.s.,germans Fear Attack

[Christina]

U.S., GERMANS FEAR IMMINENT TERROR ATTACKMay 11, 2007ABC News reports: “U.S. and German officials fear terrorists are in the advanced planning stages of an attack on U.S. military personnel or tourists in Germany.Law enforcement officials tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com that U.S. air marshals have been diverted to provide expanded protection of flights between Germany and the United States.‘The information behind the threat is very real,’ a senior U.S. official told ABC News.German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble told reporters, ‘The danger level is high. We are part of the global threat by Islamist terrorism.’Of particular concern, according to U.S. and German law enforcement officials, is Patch Barracks, the headquarters for U.S. European Command, near Stuttgart.Security at all U.S. military and diplomatic facilities has been increased in the last month following reports that suspected terrorists had conducted surveillance of the Patch Barracks facility.‘The attack would be designed to create high numbers of casualties among both Germans and the U.S. military,’ said ABC News consultant Richard Clarke, a former White House counter terror official.The 9/11 hijackers planned their operation out of Hamburg, Germany, and the country continues to be known as a staging area for al Qaeda and groups affiliated with it…”--------------------------------------------------------------------------------