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American public to stock water, duct tape, batteries in case of attack
Washington, Feb 13: Having raised its nationwide terrorist alert level, the main advice given by the US government to Americans has been to stock up on bottled water, batteries and duct tape to deal with an attack.
Washington, Feb 13: Having raised its nationwide terrorist alert level, the main advice given by the US
government to Americans has been to stock up on bottled water, batteries and duct tape to deal with an attack.
The US authorities have indicated they are more worried
about an attack than at any time since al-Qaeda operatives
hijacked jetliners and attacked New York and Washington on September 11, 2001.
"This is the most specific (threat) we have seen," CIA director George Tenet told a senate committee Tuesday, warning of possible attacks in the coming days during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday following the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The Pentagon said US fighter aircraft, air defense radars and missile launchers had been activated around the US capital.
And the release of an audiotape believed to be the voice of al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden on Tuesday heightened the alert. But the Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA) has limited its advice to civilians to assembly of a "disaster kit" of food, water, and plastic sheeting and duct tape to seal homes against chemical or biological attack.
The kit, it said, should also include a flashlight, portable telephone and radio, batteries medicines and blankets.
And Attorney General John Ashcroft appeared to do little to allay confusion when he, in turn, urged Americans to continue leading "a normal life."
Bureau Report
"This is the most specific (threat) we have seen," CIA director George Tenet told a senate committee Tuesday, warning of possible attacks in the coming days during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday following the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The Pentagon said US fighter aircraft, air defense radars and missile launchers had been activated around the US capital.
And the release of an audiotape believed to be the voice of al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden on Tuesday heightened the alert. But the Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA) has limited its advice to civilians to assembly of a "disaster kit" of food, water, and plastic sheeting and duct tape to seal homes against chemical or biological attack.
The kit, it said, should also include a flashlight, portable telephone and radio, batteries medicines and blankets.
And Attorney General John Ashcroft appeared to do little to allay confusion when he, in turn, urged Americans to continue leading "a normal life."
Bureau Report