Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Report: Al-Qaeda Trains Norwegian Convert to Islam for Attack in the West

Multiculturalism FAIL.
(STOCKHOLM) — A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies told The Associated Press on Monday.

Western intelligence officials have long feared such a scenario — a convert to Islam who is trained in terrorist methods and can blend in easily in Europe and the United States, traveling without visa restrictions.

Officials from three European security agencies confirmed Monday the man is “operational,” meaning he has completed his training and is about to receive a target. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. They declined to name the man, who has not been accused of a crime.

“We believe he is operational and he is probably about to get his target,” one security official said. “And that target is probably in the West.”

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