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'Credible' Source Warns of Car Bomb Plot

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    NYC and D.C. on high alert

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-- worth specific in this case means that the detail.

Relates to New York City.

Washington DC and a possible plot using a car -- specifically targeting bridges and tunnels credible based on my reporting.

Means that the source of this information.

Is unknown source -- has a track record.

With the US intelligence community therefore they had some way -- asked how reliable it is.

Now in terms of saying it's unconfirmed to what that means is that federal law enforcement as well as the US intelligence community.

Are working right now to find other data points that either confirm this threat.

Or undercut it okay so that's sort of the pitcher specific.

Credible.

But unconfirmed and this is one of the reasons in New York City and also here in Washington DC we're seeing these changes or tweaks.

-- to the security picture as well with bridges and tunnels do you we have so if there's also this information about.

Three suspects we've heard in some cases what do we know about these suspects where they come from and what kind of handle our folks have -- -- What information I had last evening about the individuals is that they were actively running down leads.

For people who may already be inside the country and possibly American citizens or people who may be traveling to the United States.

This source output is specifically to me.

To the plot last may with Faisal Shahzad the American citizen.

Who traveled to Pakistan -- training and then tried to come back and -- that car bomb in Times Square which fortunately failed to detonate.

This is important because I'm -- -- threat information the source of that is also Pakistan and I think this sort of take away for everyone is.

That we have information point 2911.

Also information that may specifically deal with American citizens and that is as He changed.

And in terms of their recruitment if that is in fact the case let's hope everyone is on top of it now that's the 100% after it it's gone on right now.