After 11 days at orange, the national terrorism alert level was dropped one notch to yellow Friday after officials determined that the threat of imminent al-Qaida strikes had diminished. The alert level was changed after various intelligence sources noted a modest decrease in terrorist threats. Officials were also worried about a possible attack on Memorial Day, which passed without incident. “The lowering of the threat level is not a signal to government, law enforcement or citizens that the danger of a terrorist attack has passed,” Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in a statement. “The U.S. intelligence community remains concerned that al-Qaida is attempting to exploit our weaknesses.” No domestic terrorist strikes were attempted during the relatively brief alert. Previous alerts lasted roughly a month. Full Story
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