Al Qaeda urges lone wolves to target Europe's railways

[John Ashworth]

‘Derail trains!’ Al Qaeda releases manual urging lone wolves to target Europe's railways

[John Ashworth]

Al-Qaida Threat: Unions Warn Against BTP Merger

Rail union TSSA demanded an urgent intervention by Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to stop the break-up of the British Transport Police (BTP) in the wake of the terror threat.

The rail union warned that restructuring plans — which will see BTP merge with Police Scotland — would remove safety-critical staff leaving Britain’s railways more vulnerable to a terrorist attack...