LOTS OF EURO-TERROR NEWS: First, this story:

The French police are convinced that their country has escaped a planned chemical or biological attack by an Islamist cell linked to al-Qaida.

An interior ministry official said evidence from Islamist militants arrested in the Lyon area last week made it “very plain” that an attack with the deadly botulism or ricin toxins was being actively prepared.

Then there’s this:

Swiss authorities have arrested and detained eight people in connection with last May’s terrorist attacks on Westerners in Saudi Arabia.

The Federal Police Office said those arrested, all foreign nationals, were being held on suspicion of providing logistical support to a criminal organisation.

And this:

For at least a year, investigators claim, the 30-year-old Algerian had been a key part of a network of Islamic militants dedicated to recruiting and dispatching suicide bombers to the Middle East. Several volunteers had got through, wreaking havoc in a series of attacks in Iraq. Many more were on their way, along with bombers focused on targets in Europe.

Even worse, his associates were planning bombs in Western Europe. At least two European intelligence services had made previous attempts to take Mahdjoub out. Now, finally, it was the Germans’ turn. This weekend, just over a month after his arrest, Mahdjoub remains in prison at an undisclosed location. He is likely to remain incarcerated for some time. . . .

The investigation has also revealed that, despite moves by the government there to crack down, Saudi Arabia remains the key source of funds for al-Qaeda and related militant groups.

Go figure. Follow that last link for a roundup on the Islamic terror presence in Europe. There seems to be a lot of it.

UPDATE: Here’s a roundup on terrorism in Thailand. More here. It seems to be Islamic in nature.

ANOTHER UPDATE: D’oh! I forgot to link this story about an apparently foiled suicide bombing in Britiain.