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U.S. Officials: al Qaeda Planning More Attacks

Aired May 13, 2003 - 19:47   ET

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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: I just have a little bit of a new information we just want to tell you about. According to -- I've just been handed this. Knowledgeable U.S. officials say there is evidence that al Qaeda terrorists are plotting a number of additional attacks in the wake of attacks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bush administration officials say, of course, those attacks yesterday had the fingerprints of al Qaeda. Have a quote from a U.S. official -- "We are very concerned about additional attacks." He declined at this point to be more specific.
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Aired May 13, 2003 - 19:47   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: I just have a little bit of a new information we just want to tell you about. According to -- I've just been handed this. Knowledgeable U.S. officials say there is evidence that al Qaeda terrorists are plotting a number of additional attacks in the wake of attacks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bush administration officials say, of course, those attacks yesterday had the fingerprints of al Qaeda. Have a quote from a U.S. official -- "We are very concerned about additional attacks." He declined at this point to be more specific.
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