US warned of attacks in week before 9/11 anniversary

THE FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about al-Qaida threats to small planes just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Authorities say there is no specific or credible terrorist threat for the 10-year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. But they have stepped up security across the US as a precaution.

According to a five-page law enforcement bulletin, as recently as early this year, al-Qaida was considering ways to attack planes.