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Iraq uncovers 'US and Paris plots' Islamic state crisis: Iraq uncovers 'US and Paris plots'
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Iraq's prime minister has said his country's intelligence officials have uncovered a plot to attack underground rail systems in the US and Paris.Iraq's prime minister has said his country's intelligence officials have uncovered a plot to attack underground rail systems in the US and Paris.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he was told foreign fighters among the Islamic State group in Iraq were plotting an "imminent" attack. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he was told foreign fighters among the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq were plotting an "imminent" attack.
Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he told reporters that the details he had received looked credible. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he said the details he received looked credible.
He said the US had been alerted. The US says it is looking into Iraq's claim.
A senior US source told Reuters news agency it had no evidence of a plot by IS to attack US subways.
IS has seized large areas of Syria and Iraq in recent months and Western leaders have expressed concern that it could be hatching plots against the West.
The US launched nearly 200 air strikes against the militants in Iraq since August and expanded the operation against IS to Syria on Monday.