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US Intelligence Warns of Possible Al-Qaeda Attacks Ahead of Election on Monday

© AFP 2023 / RHONA WISEPeople line up to vote at an early voting polling centre in Miami, Florida on November 3, 2016.
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American intelligence agencies warned about a potential al-Qaeda terror plot for the day before the presidential election, US media reported on Friday.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US joint terrorist task forces have been alerted by the American intelligence agencies of a potential al-Qaeda terror plot for the day before the presidential election, US media reported on Friday.

Al-Qaeda could be planning attacks on Monday in three US States of New York, Texas and Virginia, CBS News reported.

The media sources underscored that the threat is still being assessed, but the agencies take it seriously out of abundance of caution.

The US presidential election is taking place on November 8.

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