Intelligence sources tell ABC News that there is no “credible or specific” information that al Qaeda or any other terrorist organizations are plotting attacks timed to coincide with the 11th anniversary of 9/11. Heightened vigilance in the nation’s big cities and a strong, visible police presence at ground zero in New York will signify law enforcement’s readiness to respond to any anniversary terror attack. Federal and local counterterrorism officials tell ABC News that a heightened awareness of terror threats is now the “new normal.”
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