Al Qaeda ‘plans to attack high-speed trains in Europe’

The Cork to Belfast rail link is among the European rail lines which could be potential targets for al Qaeda.

Al Qaeda is planning attacks on high-speed trains in Europe and the authorities in Germany have stepped up security on the country’s rail system, a German newspaper reported yesterday.

The information about the planned attacks came from the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA), which apparently intercepted a call between senior al Qaeda members several weeks ago, the mass-circulation Bild daily said.