The UK Transport Minister has warned all its Departments that "There are indications that al Qaeda may be considering an attack against a UK airport or aviation sector target" (BBC news, 2011).
This warning comes amid the recent raise of the UK terrorism-threat indicator to "severe" and analysts believe the large crowds gathering at UK airports would make it a very successful attack for Al-Qaeda. Although this measure is said to have bee taken as a precaution, intelligence reports stress the possibility of such an attack. Terrorists have allegedly been aspiring to replicate an attack of the proportions of Mumbai in 2008, but on European or American soil.
The UK Department of Transport was not willing to make any comments at this stage, While the US says does not feel threatened at the moment.
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