Official: Insurgents say al Qaeda planning U.S., Europe attacks source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/16/al.qaeda.plot/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Washington (CNN) -- Iraqi authorities have shared information obtained from captured insurgents who claim al Qaeda is planning suicide attacks in the United States and Europe during the Christmas holiday season, a U.S. official said Thursday.

The official said the threat report is being taken seriously, but there is no intelligence indicating there is a specific or credible threat against the U.S. homeland. But, the official added, al Qaeda in Iraq remains a dangerous force.