Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris
Iraq has received "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, Iraq's prime minister said on Thursday, but U.S. and French officials said they had no evidence to back up the claim.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's comments were met with surprise and cautious skepticism by security, intelligence and transit officials in both countries.
Abadi said he had received the information Thursday morning from militants captured in Iraq and concluded it was credible after asking for further details. The attacks, he said, were plotted from inside Iraq by "networks" of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL....