Al Qaeda may target New York trains, feds say

If it is possible that Al Qadea is planting false information about terrorist attacks then CNN must be a primary method of dissemination.

New York City Transit

Source: CNN.com

Federal authorities have received a “plausible but unsubstantiated” report that al Qaeda may have discussed targeting transit systems in or around New York, the Department of Homeland Security said.

“These discussions reportedly involved the use of suicide bombers or explosives” on subway or passenger rail trains, according to a joint Homeland Security and FBI statement issued Tuesday.

“We have no specific details to confirm that this plot has developed beyond aspirational planning, but we are issuing this warning out of concern that such an attack could possibly be conducted during the forthcoming holiday season,” the statement said.

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The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said they had no further information on the threat.

“We are working closely with the U.S. intelligence community, state and local law enforcement and homeland security officials to vet and corroborate this reporting, and will continue to investigate every possible lead. We’ll provide updates as we obtain further information,” the statement said.

The public should remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to authorities, it said.

Al Qaeda has the means to launch such an attack, said CNN senior international correspondent Nic Robertson, who has covered al Qaeda extensively since before the September 11 attacks.

“The al Qaeda-affiliated groups are still willing to make these attacks,” Robertson said. “What we’ve seen in the past is, they’ve become capable of making these homemade bomb devices with detonators and exploding them by cell phones or by suicide bombings.”

However, he said, it also would be possible for al Qaeda to plant false information.

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