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    Germans Foil Alleged Chemical Attack on US Interests

    German police today say that they've broken up a plot to launch a string of terrorist bombings against Americans. The suspected terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested as they prepared to move what the police said was an enormous volume of bomb materials. They also said the men appeared to be linked to al Qaeda.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Jim Sterngold • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    German police today say that they've broken up a plot to launch a string of terrorist bombings against Americans. The suspected terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested as they prepared to move what the police said was an enormous volume of bomb materials. They also said the men appeared to be linked to al Qaeda. Is homegrown terrorism a growing threat in Europe? Philipp Hedemann reports from Hamburg for Bild Zeitung.

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      Jim Sterngold

      Wall Street Journal

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Philipp Hedemann

      Reporter for Bild Zeitung

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