Muslim militants claiming links to al Qaeda vowed new attacks on Europe once a "truce" offered by Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) expires in two weeks, newspapers said on Friday.
Governments and analysts played down the threat, noting the group in question had made unfounded claims before. French President Jacques Chirac said he took any such report seriously but that little could be done to improve already tight security.
But a U.S. intelligence official said the al Qaeda deadline could not be ignored, regardless of the authenticity of the purported statement by the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades.
Matt's Chat
Well, Peter...looks like its going to start back up in your neck of the woods. I guess surrendering didn't help you all after all...
Mark's Remarks
John Kerry Delinda Est!
