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Usama bin Laden anniversary sparks terror concerns

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    Feds concerned about possible terrorist attack one year after death

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A Fox News exclusive for you now it has been close to one year since US forces took out Osama bin Laden.

And now there are stern warnings any new intelligence bulletin -- has just come out some fresh concerns about the possibility of the so called.

Lone wolf terrorist who may use the anniversary.

Of that event to launch a symbolic revenge.

Attack and that is how we start the S second hour here brand new hour of America's Newsroom I'm -- -- and -- have you written.

-- I'm Bill Hemmer good morning good morning do you Martha no specific or credible -- so far but known terror networks.

I have called for retaliation against the US after bin Laden was killed by.

US special forces in Pakistan our chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge on this in Washington what are we learning.

About noble thing Catherine.

Good morning -- and thank you the bulletin first obtained by fox is a departure from the typical intelligence bulletins.

Because it includes FBI homeland security and north com the Defense Department component for Homeland Security which is responsible for scrambling jets when there is a threat to aviation.

And the bulletin reads in part quote we continue to assess that operational readiness remains the driving factor behind the timing of al-Qaeda attacks.

Adding that al-Qaeda would -- an attack on this anniversary.

As a symbolic victory in late February the pakistanis destroyed the -- compound fearing that it might become a shrine of sorts for his followers.

Since that raid by the Navy SEALs last -- three al-Qaeda franchises.

In Somalia Yemen and North Africa had called for retaliation.

The bulletin warns about the risk of lone wolf attacks an issue put to the Homeland Security secretary on the hill Wednesday.

Would you agree that probably the idea of homegrown terrorism an attack from within.

Is greater today than it was say maybe five years ago.

That the radicalization.

I think that's right.

I think we have seen out.

That's one -- -- when I say terrorism continues to evolve that's one of the evolution that we're seeing radicalization radicalization of the point of terrorist violence.

And the bulletin says authorities are concerned that these lone wolves could act with little warning on the anniversary but again.

The bulletin says no specific or credible trend information a lot of guys are thinking about -- here at home there are a lot of Americans are receives in Pakistan what do we know that a warning there.

Well -- security message from the US embassy in Pakistan listen at this morning significantly restricts all embassy personnel from going to restaurants and markets for ten days beginning tomorrow.

And the embassy is recommending that American citizens and Islamabad take similar action.

Well it doesn't identify the source of -- substance of the warning the restriction does run through this first anniversary -- Catherine thank you know you'll be in touch with your -- -- back if you get more Catherine --

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