German militants killed in US missile attack in Pakistan by Zuzana Zelenakova

The intelligence agencies informed that a number of German militants were killed in Pakistan Monday. The men were said to be training in North Waziristan, the region close to the Afghan border. North Waziristan is closely associated with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. The attack was carried out by the United States and came following Germany´s statement that there is “concrete evidence” confirming that about 70 Germans underwent a terrorist training in Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to the intelligence agencies, the militants planned coordinated attacks on European cities. The main target of the missile strike was the town of Mir Ali that is kn! own to have links to Al-Qaeda. as a result of the uncovered information, the US issued a warning concerning possible terrorist attacks. However, Germany´s Interior minister cast a shadow of doubt over these alerts. ‘There are currently no indications of any immediate threat of attacks planned against Germany.There is no reason whatsoever to be alarmist at the moment,' says Thomas de Maiziere. Britain, with rather fresh and painful memory of London massacre still in mind, has raised the threat level from general to high. According to the Associated Press five Germans of Turkish origin were killed in a strike, some other agencies state number eight plus two gravely injured people. Germany, with the third largest contingent of military force fighting Taliban in Afghanistan, has long considered itself a possible target. So far, the country has been spared some major terrorist insurgencies. The Obama administration takes the whole situation very seriously, there have! been 21 missile attacks in September alone, mainly in the reg! ion of N orth Waziristan. The attacks, with the use of drones, have definitely contributed to the tensions between USA and Pakistan. Also, Americans are mounting pressure on Pakistan´s military to take action in North Waziristan. "They're insisting that we go in now, which we can't. We're telling them we'll go in on our own time," said the ISI official in Pakistan.

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