Thursday, July 08, 2004
Ridge Warns of Election Threat in U.S., No Details
Ridge Warns of Election Threat in U.S., No Details
By Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned Americans on Thursday that al Qaeda may try to carry out a large-scale attack to disrupt upcoming elections but offered no details and had no plans to raise the terror threat level.
Democrats used the latest warning, which provided no specific new intelligence about an attack on any particular site, to urge the Republican-led Senate to act on legislation for homeland security funding.
Ridge said the warning was based on intelligence received from credible sources gathered over the past months. "
By Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned Americans on Thursday that al Qaeda may try to carry out a large-scale attack to disrupt upcoming elections but offered no details and had no plans to raise the terror threat level.
Democrats used the latest warning, which provided no specific new intelligence about an attack on any particular site, to urge the Republican-led Senate to act on legislation for homeland security funding.
Ridge said the warning was based on intelligence received from credible sources gathered over the past months. "
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