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Monday, October 4, 2010 – Daily News – 5A WORLD BRIEFING Police say oil tankers en route to NATO in Afghanistan attacked ISLAMABAD (AP) — Suspected militants attacked and set fire to around 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Monday, the third such strike inside Pakistan in as many days, police said. The attack took place on a supply line that has been closed by Pakistani author- ities in protest at a NATO helicopter attack that killed three Pakistan troops on the border last week. It will raise the stakes in the closure, which has exacerbated tensions between Washington and Islamabad but has been welcomed by Islamist groups opposed to Pakistan’s support off the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. Police officer Umer Hayat said two people were killed in the attack close to the capital Islamabad by what he called ‘‘terrorists.’’ The attackers opened fire on trucks that were parked at a poorly guarded terminal before setting them afire, he and other officers said. The trucks were en route or waiting to travel to the Torkham border crossing along the fabled Khyber Pass, which is used to bring fuel, military vehicles, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s other main route into landlocked Afghanistan, in Chaman in the southwest, has remained open. US terror warning could hurt struggling European economy MADRID (AP) — A rare advisory for U.S. travelers to beware of potential terrorist threats in Europe drew Ameri- can shrugs Sunday from Paris to Rome, but tourism officials worried that it could deter would-be visitors from moving ahead with plans to cross the Atlantic. The travel alert is a step below a for- mal warning not to visit Europe, but some experts said it could still hurt a fragile European economy already hit hard by the debt crisis. ‘‘I think if someone was looking for an excuse not to travel, then this is just the ticket,’’ said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. ‘‘However, I don’t think most people will alter their plans unless the threat is very specific.’’ 82ND Annual The State Department alert advised the hundreds of thousands of U.S. citi- zens living or traveling in Europe to take more precautions about their personal security. Security officials say terrorists may be plotting attacks in Europe with assault weapons on public places, simi- lar to the deadly 2008 shooting spree in Mumbai, India. Without a specific threat, however, American visitors were not letting the alert disrupt their travels. Pakistan intelligence: Europeans training for terror missions ISLAMABAD (AP) — Dozens of Muslim militants with European citizen- ship are believed to be hiding out in the lawless tribal area of northwestern Pak- istan, Pakistani and Western intelligence officials say, training for missions that could include terror attacks in European capitals. Officials have used phone intercepts and voice tracking software to track militants with ties to Britain and other European countries to areas along the Afghan border. Al-Qaida would likely turn to such extrem- ists for a European plot because they can Feature your female employees Run photo and bio on your business, career, Magazine-size supplement to The Daily News Published Tuesday, October 19 Advertising Space Reservations Deadline OCTOBER 18-22 Thursday, October 7 This special edition will be pre-promoted in the Daily News and will be published on high-bright paper. 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Fear that such an attack is in the plan- ning stage has prompted the U.S. State Department to advise Americans traveling in Europe to be vigilant. American and European security experts have been con- cerned that terrorists based in Pakistan may be plotting attacks in Europe with assault weapons, similar to the deadly 2008 shoot- ing spree in Mumbai, India. U.S. intelli- gence officials believe Osama bin Laden is behind the plots. A senior official of Pakistan’s Inter-Ser- vices Intelligence agency, or ISI, told The Associated Press that there are believed to be ‘‘several dozen’’ people with European citizenship — many of Pakistani origin — among the Islamic extremists operating in the lawless border area. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not supposed to talk about classified information to the media, said foreigners in the area also include Chechens, Uzbeks, Arabs and Turks, one of whom was a former F-16 pilot in the Turkish air force. Dueling messages from Dems and the GOP on economy WASHINGTON (AP) — If you don’t like the economy, blame President Barack Obama and Democrats because they’re making times tougher, Republicans are telling voters entering the four-week home- stretch to an election the GOP hopes will return the party to power in Congress. Look, Democrats say, it’s the Republi- cans who caused the financial meltdown and recession. Do you want them to do it again? As bad as high unemployment, record home foreclosures and bankruptcies are, they’d be worse if the GOP had suc- ceeded in blocking financial and auto indus- try bailouts and Obama’s stimulus plan, Democrats claim. The dueling arguments will dominate the airwaves between now and Nov. 2 in an election that will turn on which message is believed. Because Democrats hold the White House and both the House and Sen- ate, they’re more likely to bear the brunt of an anti-establishment furor fueled by the ailing economy. Each party suggests it holds the key to future prosperity. Lawmakers turn sights on wolves BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two decades after the federal government spent a half-million dollars to study the reintroduction of gray wolves to the Northern Rockies, lawmakers say it’s time for Congress to step in again — this time to clamp down on the endan- gered animals. To do so they are proposing to bypass the Endangered Species Act and lift protections, first enacted in 1974, for today’s booming wolf population. Critics say the move would undercut one of the nation’s premiere environ- mental laws and allow for the unchecked killing of wolves across the West. But bitterness against the iconic predator is flaring as livestock killings increase and some big game herds dwin- dle.