US statement on attacks leads to UN 'anxieties'

Members of the UN Security Council have expressed ‘‘anxiety’’ over the prospect of US-led military action against terrorism being extended beyond the borders of Afghanistan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said.

Mr Annan said that he had personally raised the issue with the US and been assured that, while ‘‘keeping their options open’’, there were no current plans to widen the scope of the action.