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U.S. citizens should be vigilant as they travel in Europe, providing updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats - warned by The Obama administration. But it is thought that this could have negative implications for European tourism, business and diplomacy if travelers fear a possibility of terror attacks.

One senior administration official said "This travel alert is a cumulative result of information we have received over an extended period, we are constantly monitoring a range of threat streams and have monitored this and others for some time." It won't address a specific country or specific landmarks, another official said. As European as well as U.S. officials have not identified any specific targets that terrorists might be considering, officials have called the threat credible but not specific. Officials have been concerned that terrorists may be plotting attacks in Europe with assault weapons on public places, similar to the deadly 2008 shooting spree in Mumbai, India.

Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot against European cities, but the plan is still in its early stages, with the suspects calling acquaintances in Europe to plan logistics, a Pakistani intelligence official said Thursday. One of the Britons died in a recent CIA missile strike, he said. The Pakistani official said the suspects are hiding in North Waziristan, a Pakistani tribal region where militancy is rife and where the U.S. has focused many of its drone-fired missile strikes.

Terrorism is hampering the normal flow of Global affairs. As soon as it is possible to wipe out, it will be beneficial to us.