Terrorism

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove poses for a photograph during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove poses for a picture prior to an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove poses for a picture prior to an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove gestures as he speaks during an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove poses for a picture prior to an interview on October 18, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. New warnings of an Al-Qaeda plot in Europe show the terror threat is present but governments must be careful not to alarm people unnecessarily, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said. Gilles de Kerchove, who coordinates EU terrorism policy, said a French government announcement that Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch was targetting Europe confirms that the West faces a wide range of terror threats.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese Anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese Anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese Anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. members take part in an excercise on the outskirts of Beijing on September 23, 2010. The Beijing S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Police with the NYPD Counter Terrorism Squad walk along the parade route during the of the 66h Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York October 11, 2010. The Columbus Day Parade has been organized in New York since 1929. Over 35,000 people participate in the Columbus Day Parade in New York City each year. The Columbus Day Parade takes place on the second Monday in October.

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove holds a press conference at the end of a Justice and Home Affairs council on October 7, 2010 at the EU Conference Center in Luxembourg. The European Union pressed the United States on Thursday to give more details behind a Europe-wide travel alert issued over fears of potential terror strikes.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members advance past explosions as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members advance through smoke as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

US Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Jane Holl Lute arrives prior a session of the Council of the European Union Justice and Home Affairs on October 8, 2010 at the EU Conference Center in Luxembourg. The Council will met the US envoy for recommendations from the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator on the judicial dimension of the fight against terrorism.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members advance through smoke as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members show off their skills as they crawl under barbed wire during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members chat as they take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

An armed police officer stands guard as the area around Hyde Park Corner is evacuated during a security alert in central London on October 6, 2010. The terror alert issued this week for European cities is real as Al-Qaeda is still plotting a major attack against the West, the European Union's counter-terrorism coordinator said Wednesday.'It is real. I think that public officials would not terrify the population without anything to back it up,' said EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove.

D. Silverio Velasco (L), the vice-president of the Association of the Victims of Terrorsim of Basque Country (COVITE) is congratulated by Madrid's Community president Esperanza Aguirre after receiving the II International Award 'Lucha contra el Terrosimo' (Fight against terrorism) from the International Watchdog of the Victims of Terrorism of the San Pablo Academic Foundation CEU on October 27, 2010 after receiving, in the building 'Casino de Madrid.'

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members enter a building as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members stand by their motorcycles in front of armoured personnel carriers (APCs) during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members slide along a wire as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members advance with their weapons as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

Armed police evacuate the area around Hyde Park Corner, during a security alert in central London on October 6, 2010. The terror alert issued this week for European cities is real as Al-Qaeda is still plotting a major attack against the West, the European Union's counter-terrorism coordinator said Wednesday.'It is real. I think that public officials would not terrify the population without anything to back it up,' said EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove.

French state secretary in charge of Justice Jean Marie Bockel (L) and EU commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding talk prior to a session of the Council of the European Union Justice and Home Affairs on October 8, 2010 at the EU Conference Center in Luxembourg. The Council will met the US envoy for recommendations from the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator on the judicial dimension of the fight against terrorism.

From L-R: Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, join their hands against 'terrorism' during a family photo at the end of the anti-terrorism summit in Sharm el Sheikh, 13 March 1996.

D. Silverio Velasco (L), the vice-president of the Association of the Victims of Terrorsim of Basque Country (COVITE) shakes hands with Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar after receiving the II International Award 'Lucha contra el Terrosimo' (Fight against terrorism) from the International Watchdog of the Victims of Terrorism of the San Pablo Academic Foundation CEU on October 27, 2010 after receiving, in the building 'Casino de Madrid.'

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members fly in a helicopter as they show off their skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 a Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit member shows off his motorcycle skills during an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.

In a picture taken on September 23, 2010 Chinese anti-terrorism police S.W.A.T. unit members chat as they take part in an exercise on the outskirts of Beijing. The Beijing police S.W.A.T. unit was established in 2005 to deal with terrorism and riot control particularly during the Beijing Olympics and unrest in Xinjiang.