US government told of terror threats against banks - FBI

The FBI, acting with ‘‘an abundance of caution’’, said today that officials had received unsubstantiated information that terrorists were considering attacks against US banks in the north east of the country.

Authorities cautioned that they had no information about a specific plot or threats to any specific financial institution.

However, they issued a public warning to banks and law enforcement in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia.

The FBI said the decision to issue the warning came after discussions among the Justice Department, Office of Homeland Security and the Treasury Department.