Kiel, Germany
Police in Kiel this week arrested a Lebanese man on suspicion of planting two bombs on German trains last month. Authorities are also searching for an accomplice. The bombs failed to go off; if they had, dozens would have been killed, police said. “We haven’t had this serious a threat since 9/11,” said Rolf Tophoven, a terrorism expert. “It’s clear we have people in Germany who are willing to carry out a huge and harmful attack.” Several of the 9/11 hijackers, including ringleader Mohamed Atta, had been students in Hamburg.
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