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U.S. Tracks “Credible” Threat To NYC, D.C. (VIDEO)

09/09/2011 8:47 am 0 comments

Source: AP / CBS News

Washington – Just days before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. counterterrorism officials were chasing a credible but unconfirmed al Qaeda threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. It was the first “active plot” timed to coincide with the somber commemoration of the terror group’s 9/11 attacks a decade ago that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Counterterrorism officials were investigating the threat throughout the night and into Friday, as police in New York and Washington said they would increase their already stepped-up staffing levels in light of the recent intelligence.

The threat originated from Pakistan and what remains of al Qaeda’s core leadership, including its new head Ayman al Zawahiri, reports CBS News homeland security correspondent Bob Orr. A U.S. official told Orr the original intelligence source provided enough specifics relating to locations, dates, methods and operatives to suggest that “it is more than ‘aspirational.’”

The intelligence suggested that al Qaeda planned to car bomb one or both of the two cities that were hit 10 years ago.

But the threats remain unconfirmed, and there is a full court press by the FBI, CIA and others to refute or corroborate the information.

To read this article in its entirety visit CBS News.

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