Security hiked at Cologne Cathedral for Christmas amid attack threat
BERLIN (Reuters) -German police said on Saturday they were heightening security at Cologne Cathedral following indications of an attack planned for New Year's Eve and in the wake of government warnings in recent weeks about the rising threat of Islamist violence. On Sunday, Christmas Eve, they would carry out a security check on all visitors, and recommended they get to services early. German newspaper Bild earlier reported that security authorities in Austria, Germany and Spain had received indications an Islamist group wants to carry out attacks during the Christmas and New Year festi...