Photo: An armed policeman stands outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Metro NewsU.S. Warns Europe Of Mumbai-Style Terror Attacks -- CNN
(CNN) -- A German citizen of Afghan descent was the source of much of the information on a potential "Mumbai-style" terror plot in Europe, a German counterterrorism official said Wednesday.
The man, Ahmed Sidiqi, was detained in Kabul in July and transferred to U.S. custody where he has "revealed details about the terror plot," said the official, who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to talk to the media.
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