Drone attacks 'linked' to suspected Europe terror plot

Officials have linked a recent increase in US drone missile attacks in Pakistan to efforts to disrupt a suspected al-Qaeda plot to attack European targets.

The strikes include one on Monday which killed eight militants, among them five German nationals, Pakistan's ambassador to the US told the BBC.
The strikes have targeted Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
A British man killed in a strike last month was to head an al-Qaeda faction in the UK, BBC's Newsnight has learnt.

"The activity we see in North Waziristan, in terms of strikes and terms of measures to try to get people from al-Qaeda and associated groups, is connected to the terrorist warnings that we have heard about potential strikes in Europe," Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Hussein Haqqani, told the BBC.

Mr Haqqani said Pakistan was working with European and US intelligence agencies to prevent the suspected plans to attack Europe and that people should not panic.
Security sources say a German man detained in Afghanistan in July had provided the first information about plans to launch commando-style attacks on targets in Britain, France and Germany.
As well as Paris and London, Berlin was cited in a US warning at the weekend as a possible target for a suspected al-Qaeda plot.
Several countries have issued travel warnings to their citizens, saying they should be vigilant while travelling in Europe.

From - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11481733