September 2002 Orange Alert
Public Alert| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Alert issued | Sept. 9, 2002 | |
| Alert rescinded | Sept. 24, 2002 | |
| Connected to Alert | Omar al-Farouq | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Marking the one-year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, the U.S. Office of Homeland Security raises the U.S. terror alert status up to "Orange," the second-highest of five levels. This is based on intelligence from Omar al-Farouq, a high-level al-Qaida operative detained in southeast Asia. U.S. embassies in the region close, and U.S. forces in Bahrain and elsewhere go on high alert. | |
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