Terrorists plotting to carry out a Mumbai-style massacre in western Europe have a list of high-profile targets in their sights ranging from the Eiffel Tower to a hotel near Berlin's famed Brandenburg Gate, according to intelligence relayed to Fox News. 

Information about the threat is seeping out as the United States issues a rare blanket travel alert for Americans in Europe, warning about the possibility of an Al Qaeda strike and advising U.S. citizens to be vigilant. The State Department alert did not offer specifics about the targets and countries that could be most at risk, saying only that Americans should be careful around transportation hubs and other popular tourist locations. 

But a senior western intelligence official confirmed Sunday that a German-Pakistani national interrogated at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan provided a list of targets. They include the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the luxury Hotel Adlon near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. Targets also include the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, as well as Berlin's Central Station and its landmark Alexanderplatz TV tower. 

The State Department alert is one step below a travel warning advising Americans not to visit Europe. It comes after officials warned that Usama bin Laden is trying to execute a multi-city terror attack modeled after the deadly rampage in Mumbai two years ago. 

State Department spokeswoman Nicole Thompson said she could not recall another Europe-wide alert of this nature. She said the department is "arming Americans with information" should they choose to travel and that visitors should use extra caution while traveling around "soft targets" like hotels. 

"It's clear and the plot is clear. The clarity of detail on the plans for these attacks is disturbing," one official told Fox News