Saturday, September 09, 2006

Germany Startled to Find It's Terror Target / L A Times, 7 Sep 2006

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Jeffrey Fleishman
"Many thought the nation's opposition to the Iraq war protected it from militant attacks. But a failed plot to bomb two trains altered that. Like the British and Spanish before them, Germans are discovering the eerie cinéma vérité of modern terrorism: the blurry images of suspected militants caught on surveillance cameras within their borders.Germany didn't think it was a high-profile terrorism target until television screens showed two men, dressed in dark pants and light shirts, wheeling suitcase bombs across train platforms here. The explosives didn't detonate, but the case has led to debates over security measures and fears that militant cells may be scattered across the country."