To continue Osamas work,militants compile Western target list on Internet

Militants mourning Osama bin Laden have stepped up threats against targets in the West.

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Militants mourning Osama bin Laden have stepped up threats against targets in the West,taking their cue from an al-Qaeda statement that said followers in the US and Europe are perfectly placed to strike.

The networks globally scattered online followers spent much of June compiling lists of possible targets including Western companies,business leaders and politicians on Islamist forums,experts who monitor the websites said. Western firms,especially those with military links,seem a particular target,analysts said.

Militants appear to be responding to a June 2 video by al-Qaeda leaders for followers in the West to carry on their former chief Osamas work with do-it-yourself strikes. After the video,participants in several forums began to compile lists of dozens of potential targets that included former US president George W Bush and former British prime minister Tony Blair,according to Site group.

Meanwhile,the Pakistan Taliban threatened to carry out attacks against the US,Britian and France. You will see attacks against US and NATO countries, deputy leader Wali-ur-Rehman said in a videotape, aired on Al Arabiya.