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FBI: Al Qaeda May Strike U.S. Shopping Malls in LA, Chicago

Richard Esposito and Vic Walter report on ABC News' "The Blotter":

The FBI is warning that al Qaeda may be preparing a series of holiday attacks on U.S. shopping malls in Los Angeles and Chicago, according to an intelligence report distributed to law enforcement authorities across the country this morning.

The alert said al Qaeda "hoped to disrupt the U.S. economy and has been planning the attack for the past two years."

Law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com that the FBI received the information in late September and declassified it yesterday for wide distribution.

The alert, like similar FBI and Department of Homeland Security terror alerts issued over the past five years at holiday times, raised questions about the credibility of the information.

More here.

Note: As if Christmas shopping weren't horrifying enough already... - ferg

posted by Fergie @ 11/08/2007 11:29:00 AM