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NEW YORK – A terrorist organization has warned they may target three states the day before the Presidential election, CBS news reports.
U.S. intelligence has alerted joint terrorism task forces that al Qaeda could be planning the attacks, sources told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton.
Though no specific locations are mentioned, the three states targeted are reported to be New York, Texas and Virginia.
U.S. authorities have not confirmed the credibility of these threats but CBS news reports that they are taking the threat seriously, and sources stressed the intelligence is still being assessed.
Counterterrorism officials were alerted to the threats out of an "abundance of caution."
From the CBS news report:
Potential threats always increase during holiday seasons and when big events are approaching, intelligence said.
Increased security was already planned for Election Day, as federal law enforcement plan for “several worst-case scenarios.”