Ahead of the second anniversary of September 11 terror attacks, US is bracing up against Al Qaeda's plans for multiple strikes on American targets using tactics like car bombs, hijacking airlines from other countries and using men dressed as women to avoid scrutiny.
"We remain concerned about Al Qaeda's continued efforts to plan multiple attacks against the US and its interests overseas...we do know that operatives still at large view attacks on US territory as a priority," said an advisory by the Department of Homeland Security.
Terrorists might try to hijack airliners in Mexico or Canada that can be flown into US targets, it said on Thursday.
The advisory suggested that terrorists could target relatively unprotected targets in the US like apartment complexes, gas stations and restaurants. VIPs could also be targeted.
"Arrests over the past several months have delayed or even disrupted some plans," it added.
However, a spokesman of the department, Gordon Johndre, said "the intelligence information we have is not specific
enough" to raise the threat alert level from the current yellow for 'elevated risk' to orange for 'high risk'.
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