Germany has stepped up security of its parliament following fresh warnings that a group of Pakistan-trained militants are planning to orchestrate a Mumbai-style attack by storming the building to carry out a bloodbath and take a number of hostages.
Police had already cordoned off the area around the Reichstag in Berlin and personal control was intensified earlier this week after the authorities received a tip-off that a group of militants are on their way to stage a Mumbai-style attack for the end of this month.
Hundreds of extra police have been pressed into service also to protect other possible targets such as airports, railway stations and places of mass gatherings across the country.