29 October 2001
Justice Department Report: New Terrorism Threat Update Issued
(Ashcroft, Mueller warn of "credible" threat against U.S.) (240)
Washington -- Attorney General John Ashcroft and Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller late October 29 warned of
a "credible" new threat of a terrorist attack in the United States or
against U.S. interests overseas during the coming week.
"The administration has concluded, based on information developed that
there may be additional terrorist attacks within the United States and
against United States interests over the next week," Ashcroft said.
At a press conference at the Justice Department, Ashcroft and Mueller
urged U.S. citizens and here and abroad to be on the "highest alert."
The information is not specific as to intended target or intended
method, they said.
The alert went out to 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the
country, and to the American people.
Ashcroft said additional security alerts and security measures have
been or are being taken by a number of governmental agencies,
including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the FBI, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation
and the Department of Energy.
It is the second alert this month. On October 11 the FBI said it had
gathered "certain information" that additional terrorism attacks could
occur within days.
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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