Third party corroborates al Qaida terror plot against U S finance hubs
Washington officials say a third source confirmed al Qaida was planning attacks on American financial buildings, supporting a Sunday terror alert. The corroboration arrived as surveillance of five buildings in New York New Jersey and Washington dated years earlier was reviewed. Ridge Townsend and Snow defended the warnings as non political and timely amid campaign attention.
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John Kerry
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John Snow
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US seeks al Qaida operatives linked to U S targets
The government aims to question al Qaida operatives who cased five major American financial sites years ago. The effort tests U S anti terrorism progress since 9 11 as authorities use newly disclosed surveillance details to locate and disrupt networks. Pakistan has already arrested some suspects.
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al-Qaida
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New York City
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Qaida
Roger W. Cressey
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Insurgents Loyal to Sadr Fight US Iraqi Forces in Najaf
In Najaf fierce combat erupts as insurgents loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr clash with US and Iraqi troops. A US helicopter is shot down, four killed and 29 wounded in Najaf, while attacks hit Sadr City and Amarah, Basra. A police station bombing south of Baghdad kills five and wounds 27.
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Sadr
Amarah
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