US raises terror alert level

ON the eve of the September 11 anniversary, the US last night raised the terror alert level for the first time to Code Orange, signalling a high danger of attack.

A government official said the threat that prompted the increased alert involves credible information about threats to US embassies overseas.

"As a result of new information we have received, the threat level is increasing from yellow to orange. It's a nationwide alert," said another official.