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Terror plot in Europe prompted drone strikes (AP)

September 29th, 2010

**CORRECTS DATE OF STATEMENT BY EUROPEAN OFFICIALS** FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, a U.S. Predator drone flies over the moon above Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan. European security officials said Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010, a terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees or other low-budget attacks in Britain, France and Germany is still active and that sites in Pakistan — where the threat was intercepted — are being targeted for al-Qaida operatives. The Obama administration intensified the use of drone-fired missiles in Pakistan's border area, but this month there have been at least 21 attacks — more than double the highest number fired in any other single month. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - Security officials said Wednesday a terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees or other attacks in Britain, France and Germany is still active and that recent CIA strikes in Pakistan were aimed at al-Qaida operatives suspected in the threat.


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