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Al-Qaida Hatches Plot to Sow Terror on the Tracks

Emegency crews work at the scene of a Amtrak train derailment Dec. 18, 2017 in DuPont, Washington. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

By    |   Monday, 29 January 2018 08:22 PM EST

ISIS might be in its death throes, but it is still competing with al-Qaida to see which group can rack up the biggest body count, analysts warn.

National security experts are sounding alarms over al-Qaida's latest terror scheme: Inspiring lone wolves to attack U.S. commuter trains, and the tens of thousands of miles of unguarded tracks that pass through virtually every berg and hamlet in America.

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National security experts are sounding alarms over al-Qaida's latest terror scheme: Inspiring lone wolves to attack U.S. commuter trains.
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