“We received information that high level people from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are talking about a major attack.”
Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl
ABC News
August 4, 2013
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl report:
On the day that almost two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates across
North Africa and the Middle East are closed following the
identification of a significant threat from an al-Qaeda affiliate, a
senior U.S. official is providing new details about the communications
intercepted from the terrorists, telling ABC News that al-Qaeda
operatives could be heard talking about an upcoming attack. The official
described the terrorists as saying the planned attack is “going to be
big” and “strategically significant.”
“The part that is alarming is the confidence they showed while
communicating and the air of certainty,” the official said, adding that
the group — Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — appeared to have a media
plan for after the attack.
Authorities do not know the exact target of the planned attack, according to the official.
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