US will issue travel warning for Americans in Europe

[marriott0.01]

The US government is to issue a travel alert, warning its
citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an
al-Qaeda commando-style attack.


US and UK officials have confirmed that updated guidance will be issued
because of the current terror threat.


A UK official said the travel advisory would not be country-specific.


It would also not go as far as advising against travel to Europe, the
official said.


The advisory will be issued in response to intelligence
on an al-Qaeda plan to assemble teams of gunmen and send them into crowded
places to kill western civilians, similar to the 2008 attacks in Mumbai.


Al-Qaeda planned to carry out co-ordinated attacks in cities in the UK,
France and Germany, intelligence sources said.


After intelligence details of the plot had been leaked to the US media last
week, officials said that the plan had not been stopped but that an attack was
not expected to be carried out imminently.


Officials said no arrests had yet been made, and that several individuals
were still under surveillance.


The suspects include British citizens of Pakistani and German citizens of
Afghan origin.


US officials said that the travel alert would be issued on Sunday.


Such a warning could have negative consequences for European tourism if
travellers fear that there is a risk of terror attacks and cancel their
journeys.


However, an alert is less serious than a travel warning.
Drone attacks

Earlier US counter-terrorism officials were reported to
have said that they believe al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama Bin Laden, were
also involved in the plot.


Recent US drone raids in Pakistan reportedly targeted al-Qaeda militants who
inspired the plans.


The US has carried out at least 25 drone strikes so far this month in
Pakistan's tribal areas - the highest monthly total for the past six years, US
media reported.


US officials have been pushing Pakistan to increase their search for the
militants, who are believed to be hiding in a mountainous border region in the
country.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11460335

Okay I'm ******** myself :|
I know it could be just scaremongering but this sure scares me

[Dean]

Just continue life as normal. You can't let something like a terrorist threat scare you.

Give in to terrorism and they've won.

[HotelUser]

Not very happy news. But what is happy is that the United States as well as many other nations of pride stand up and fight against terrorism.

Good on them

[xxMATTGxx]

If everyone starts worrying and getting scared of the travel warnings, security levels and so on then Dean is correct that they have won one of their main objectives. They want to make our lives hell and want us to not even be strong enough to step outside. As long as we still keep fighting against them and we still have the many Anti-Terrorism units and special forces and so on fighting an trying to find any plots and stop them before the attacks actually happen on US or British soil or anywhere else then we can carry on with our lives as normal, sadly terrorism will never go and will always be with us.

[marriott0.01]

If everyone starts worrying and getting scared of the travel warnings, security levels and so on then Dean is correct that they have won one of their main objectives. They want to make our lives hell and want us to not even be strong enough to step outside. As long as we still keep fighting against them and we still have the many Anti-Terrorism units and special forces and so on fighting an trying to find any plots and stop them before the attacks actually happen on US or British soil or anywhere else then we can carry on with our lives as normal, sadly terrorism will never go and will always be with us.

Well the UK Government says an attack on France/Germany/UK is imminent. So it's quite scary to people who are innocent in this war are going to be targeted. I still panic on the underground when I see a muslim with a backpack. I'm not trying to target the whole race, and I have no problem with the race, and I'm not saying that they're all terrorists. I'm just saying that it's the general stereotype that a terrorist will be of Islamic Middle Eastern Descent. So when I see them with a backpack I panic, and I understand that not everyone's a terrorist but I don't know who is so it's just an assumption and panicking. I don't like living in fear that my life will end, but I can't get on with life when the UK government admits itself that an attack is "imminent"

[xxMATTGxx]

Well the UK Government says an attack on France/Germany/UK is imminent. So it's quite scary to people who are innocent in this war are going to be targeted. I still panic on the underground when I see a muslim with a backpack. I'm not trying to target the whole race, and I have no problem with the race, and I'm not saying that they're all terrorists. I'm just saying that it's the general stereotype that a terrorist will be of Islamic Middle Eastern Descent. So when I see them with a backpack I panic, and I understand that not everyone's a terrorist but I don't know who is so it's just an assumption and panicking. I don't like living in fear that my life will end, but I can't get on with life when the UK government admits itself that an attack is "imminent"

I can see where you are coming from but an attack on the United Kingdom has been like that or other levels throughout the past few years really, it comes up every so often when they have probably earned about new plots and need to alert the general public which is what the USA are doing with a travel issue for any Americans and so on. We do need to be suspicious of our surroundings and if anyone does look like they are going to blow the place up and so on, then it does need people to phone in and report it so anything like that can be looked at and dealt with.

[marriott0.01]

I can see where you are coming from but an attack on the United Kingdom has been like that or other levels throughout the past few years really, it comes up every so often when they have probably earned about new plots and need to alert the general public which is what the USA are doing with a travel issue for any Americans and so on. We do need to be suspicious of our surroundings and if anyone does look like they are going to blow the place up and so on, then it does need people to phone in and report it so anything like that can be looked at and dealt with.

However in the article it mentions a "commando style" attack which means that they could go into a school and obviously take children hostage with bombs etc.. Which is slightly more worrying for others rather than myself. But this style of attack has happened in other countries, and it's not like our school's have the best security, so this kind of attack would be very serious.

[xxMATTGxx]

However in the article it mentions a "commando style" attack which means that they could go into a school and obviously take children hostage with bombs etc.. Which is slightly more worrying for others rather than myself. But this style of attack has happened in other countries, and it's not like our school's have the best security, so this kind of attack would be very serious.

That sort of attack yes, we don't really have major security or police protection at education sites anyway. I know that we have a few security guards at my college but that won't really stop a full on attack on a school etc. But if one of these attacks do happen, then we obviously to jump up our security throughout.

[marriott0.01]

That sort of attack yes, we don't really have major security or police protection at education sites anyway. I know that we have a few security guards at my college but that won't really stop a full on attack on a school etc. But if one of these attacks do happen, then we obviously to jump up our security throughout.

It's worrying that you say "if one of these attacks do happen" then after "we obviously jump up our security". We need to take precautions now, but as you say it's really unrealistic to do that every school in the UK. Although some school's do have good security systems which includes electronic gates closed all day. With CCTV looking at every inch of gate. Internal locking systems etc... This means that it slows down the "commando" team and alerts the police so they can mobilise before anyone gets hurt.

[xxMATTGxx]

It's worrying that you say "if one of these attacks do happen" then after "we obviously jump up our security". We need to take precautions now, but as you say it's really unrealistic to do that every school in the UK. Although some school's do have good security systems which includes electronic gates closed all day. With CCTV looking at every inch of gate. Internal locking systems etc... This means that it slows down the "commando" team and alerts the police so they can mobilise before anyone gets hurt.

Because it is some what impossible or unrealistic to go round and protecting any education site and any major place where a terrorist may cause an attack on. We would need to know their plans, where they are going to target and up the security at these places. Which if you go to any major airport you would normally see Armed Officers or do you remember the time there was tanks outside Heathrow or somewhere similar? Forgot the reason for that but yeah. It would also cause too much worry for people and the parents may just keep their children at home missing out on their education due to the worry that an attack is going to happen and there a large amount of security/Police around the school.