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| US base in Germany acts on threat | US base in Germany acts on threat |
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| Police in Germany have helped the US military secure an air base after a bomb threat was made by telephone. | Police in Germany have helped the US military secure an air base after a bomb threat was made by telephone. |
| German police said they "moved swiftly" to protect the base after US forces informed them of the threat. | German police said they "moved swiftly" to protect the base after US forces informed them of the threat. |
| The call to the US base at Spangdahlem, near Trier, was made on Monday, one day before the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America. | |
| Last week, German police said they prevented attacks being planned against targets including US military forces. | Last week, German police said they prevented attacks being planned against targets including US military forces. |
| Two senior US intelligence officials say a controversial wiretapping programme helped disrupt the plot in Germany as well as another attack allegedly being planned in Denmark. | Two senior US intelligence officials say a controversial wiretapping programme helped disrupt the plot in Germany as well as another attack allegedly being planned in Denmark. |
| German police arrested three suspects and said they had been planning a series of simultaneous car bomb attacks on a variety of targets including US military bases and nightclubs frequented by American citizens. | |
| Another target was reported to have been Frankfurt airport, one of Europe's busiest air hubs. | |
| Police in Trier said Monday's threat was made by a man speaking German with a Russian or Turkish accent. | |
| He called a publicly listed number at the Spangdahlem air base on Monday evening. |