Nicosia: Al-Qaeda warned Germans on Sunday to
change their government in the September 27 election, saying
they will face a "bad awakening" if they do not, according to
two intelligence monitoring services.
Germany was also told to withdraw its 4,200 troops from
Afghanistan or face being attacked at home, the US-based
groups said.
In video footage a man identified as Abu Talha the
German and speaking in German, says that if Chancellor Angela
Merkel is re-elected, "bitter times await the Germans,"
according to IntelCenter and the SITE Intelligence Group.
He asks: "Mrs Merkel, what is the logical outcome reaped
by the British and Spanish conservatives by their support for
the Iraq war?" in an apparent reference to attacks in Madrid
and London in 2004 and 2005.
He appears to suggest that if German voters do not heed
his warnings Al-Qaeda will act within a fortnight.
Germany's Interior Ministry said today there was an
increased risk of attacks on German soil ahead of the
elections, and said security at airports and train stations
had been boosted.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 22:46