"U.S. On Guard For Attacks Ahead Of Bin Laden Anniversary"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has reviewed potential
threats to the United States before next week's anniversary of the killing of
Osama bin Laden, but there is no concrete evidence al Qaeda is plotting any
revenge attacks, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. Navy SEALs shot bin Laden last year in a raid on the al Qaeda leader's
compound in Pakistan before dawn on May 2 local time, which was May 1 in the
United States. The killing is touted by the Obama administration as one of its
top national security accomplishments. "At this time, we have no credible
information that terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda, are plotting attacks
in the United States to coincide with the anniversary of bin Laden's death,
"White House press secretary Jay Carney aid on Thursday.That assessment
was echoed in an FBI and Department of Homeland Security intelligence
bulletin issued on Wednesday to state and local law enforcement agencies.
The bulletin said U.S. agencies did "assess that al Qaeda's affiliates and
allies remain intent on conducting attacks in the Homeland, possibly to avenge
the death of bin Laden, but not necessarily tied to next month's anniversary."
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/28/worldupdates/2012-04-26T231744Z_1_BRE83P1MV_RTROPTT_0_UK-OBAMA-BINLADEN&sec=Worldupdates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has reviewed potential
threats to the United States before next week's anniversary of the killing of
Osama bin Laden, but there is no concrete evidence al Qaeda is plotting any
revenge attacks, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. Navy SEALs shot bin Laden last year in a raid on the al Qaeda leader's
compound in Pakistan before dawn on May 2 local time, which was May 1 in the
United States. The killing is touted by the Obama administration as one of its
top national security accomplishments. "At this time, we have no credible
information that terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda, are plotting attacks
in the United States to coincide with the anniversary of bin Laden's death,
"White House press secretary Jay Carney aid on Thursday.That assessment
was echoed in an FBI and Department of Homeland Security intelligence
bulletin issued on Wednesday to state and local law enforcement agencies.
The bulletin said U.S. agencies did "assess that al Qaeda's affiliates and
allies remain intent on conducting attacks in the Homeland, possibly to avenge
the death of bin Laden, but not necessarily tied to next month's anniversary."
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/28/worldupdates/2012-04-26T231744Z_1_BRE83P1MV_RTROPTT_0_UK-OBAMA-BINLADEN&sec=Worldupdates