“U.S. counterterrorism officials say they believe that senior al-Qaida leaders, including Osama bin Laden, are involved in the latest terror plot against European cities. The multi-pronged scope of the emerging plan–which aimed to launch coordinated shooting sprees or attacks in Britain, France and Germany–is an al-Qaida hallmark. One U.S. intelligence official added, however, that the details of how the plan was directed or coordinated by the group’s core leaders is not yet clear. …A Pakistani intelligence official said Thursday [September 30, 2010] that eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of the terror plot, which is still in its early stages.”
– Lolita C. Baldor, “Officials Think bin Laden Involved in Europe Plot,” Associated Press, Oct. 1, 2010