Support of U.S. Spurs Terror-Attack Fear ; Group Posts Threat On Internet

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Fears of a terror attack in Denmark, a staunch supporter of the American-led coalition in Iraq, are increasing after Islamic extremist groups targeted the small Scandinavian country and bomb scares have led to heightened security.

The London bombings were "a warning to all European countries, but first and foremost to Denmark, which still has soldiers stationed in Muslim countries," the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, a terrorist organization linked to the Madrid train attack, announced in an Internet posting. The al Qaeda-linked group that took responsibility for the London attacks had previously threatened Denmark and Italy.

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Support of U.S. Spurs Terror-Attack Fear ; Group Posts Threat On Internet

"Denmark is at a huge risk for a terrorist operation," said Zeyno Baran, a terrorism expert at the Nixon Center. "We...

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