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Three days before the 9-11 anniversary, American officials say they're investigating "credible but unconfirmed" information that al Qaeda may be plotting to bomb bridges or tunnels in Washington or New York.
News of the threat comes amid heightened security in both cities, days ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a news conference Thursday night, saying that the threat information had not been independently corroborated.
But the city's police force is "deploying additional resources," he said, suggesting that more uniformed and plain clothes officers will be patrolling the streets.
Read more: http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...rror-threat-110908/20110908/?hub=WinnipegHome
News of the threat comes amid heightened security in both cities, days ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a news conference Thursday night, saying that the threat information had not been independently corroborated.
But the city's police force is "deploying additional resources," he said, suggesting that more uniformed and plain clothes officers will be patrolling the streets.
Read more: http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...rror-threat-110908/20110908/?hub=WinnipegHome
