Germany says it foiled massive attacks on U.S. sites
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German security services foiled a plan by Islamist militants to carry out "massive bomb attacks" against U.S. installations in Germany and arrested three suspects, officials said on Wednesday.
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"In an Internet appearance, the Islamic Jihad Union has taken responsiblity for the foiled attacks in Germany and addresses the arrests of Sept. 4, 2007"  An Islamic militant group designated as a terror organization by the U.S. claimed responsibility for foiled bombings that targeted the American air base at Ramstein, as well as U.S. and Uzbek consulates in Germany, the government said Tuesday.The Interior Ministry, which is responsible for police and internal security, said the Islamic Jihad Union made the announcement on the Internet and that government computer experts viewed it as genuine. Three men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of planning massive bombings against U.S. and other facilities in Germany. Read more
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A U.S. air base in western Germany  received a bomb threat on Monday evening, prompting a large  operation by local police and American forces to secure the  site, police said on Tuesday.
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Three suspected Islamist militants who  were planning to attack American targets in Germany had orders  to act by September 15 and knew police were hot on their trail  before their arrest, a magazine said on Saturday.
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Three people are arrested in Austria over a website threat to attack Germany and Austria, officials say.
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German territory and airspace may have been used to detain inmates transferred to the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a British organization said Friday, citing reports from prisoners.
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An alleged plot would have targeted a U.S. military base and Frankfurt International Airport, authorities said.
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Germany has arrested three men it suspects of planning "massive bomb attacks" on U.S. installations and belonging to a domestic cell of the Islamic Jihad militant group, German officials said on Wednesday.
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A US intelligence intercept of suspicious communications between Pakistan and Germany was the initial breakthrough that helped authorities foil a terror plot this week, it was reported.
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Authorities say a spate of arrests has foiled a wave of bomb plots in Germany and Denmark. How the investigation unfolded.
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German security services foiled a plan  by Islamist militants to carry out &quot;massive bomb attacks&quot;  against U.S. installations in Germany and arrested the three  men behind it, officials said on Wednesday.
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German police stormed mosques, shops and homes across the country Wednesday, arresting 22 people suspected of financing and providing illegal documents to terrorists.
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German police raid more than 30 sites believed to be connected to a banned Islamic organisation.
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The governmentâs ability to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists overseas led to the arrests of three militants accused of planning attacks in Germany.
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Germany hunts some 10 terror suspects believed to have helped the three held over an alleged anti-US bomb plot.
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(InfoWorld) - A law allowing security officials in Germany to create the largest and most comprehensive pool of personal data ever amassed in the country goes into effect Thursday as the European Union's largest member state moves to protect itself against possible terrorist attacks. The databases of nearly 40 different agencies, including the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), will be linked to allow authorities to run searches on suspected individuals and retrieve information within minutes. Support for the security measure has grown in Germany and many other E.U. member states that worry about their national security being increasingly threatened by international terrorism, organized crime, and illegal immigration. To what extent the numerous databases are already linked -- BKA alone has more than 100 -- and how access to data will be controlled are details the German government isn't prepared to disclose. What is know is that an expanded index file will be created for suspected terrorists. The file will contain the person's name, bank account number, telephone number, e-mail address, driver's license information and other data, including the names of companies, organizations and other parties associated with the person and linked to terrorist groups. Germany is at the forefrontÂ of European efforts to fight terrorism. In a December meeting of E.U. justice ministers in Dresden, the German government sought support for a package of measures that could give police and other security forces in the region unprecedented access to a range of individuals' personal data. The measures, known as the Treaty of Plum after the German town where the accord was signed by several E.U. member states in 2005, would allow police and other security agencies in different countries to search each other's databases for DNA records, fingerprints, vehicle registrations and other personal information. During its E.U. presidency, Germany hopes to muster enough support to turn the private Treaty of Plum into E.U. law. Â
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German authorities have arrested two suspected members of al Qaeda, one of whom had tried to obtain nuclear materials, officials said.