US Links Al-Qaeda To Recent Europe Terror Plot -- BBC
US counter-terrorism officials have said they believe al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama Bin Laden, were involved in a recent plot against European cities.
The plan involved launching attacks in the UK, France and Germany, intelligence sources say.
Details of how the plan was directed or co-ordinated by al-Qaeda's leaders are not yet clear.
Bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders are believed to be hiding in Pakistan.
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