LONDON: A ****** plot by Pakistan-based militants to launch Mumbai-style attacks in Britain and other European countries has been foiled by intelligence agencies, a media report said.
Intelligence sources revealed that militants based in Pakistan, thought to be linked to Al Qaeda, were planning simultaneous strikes on and other European cities, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
The attacks would have been similar to the commando-style raids carried out in in 2008 which ****** 166 people, British intelligence sources said.
The latest plot is believed to target Britain, France and Germany, and was unearthed after intelligence sharing between spy agencies from all three countries and the US, the report said.
The plot was in the "advanced but not in the imminent stages" and the plotters had been tracked by spy agencies for some time, the intelligence sources said.
