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Another Sept 11 likely LONDON, Monday (Reuters) The United States is highly likely to face another attack similar to September 11 within the next 12 months, a London-based research organisation said P "America is the number one target for many terrorist groups," said Guy Dunn, author of a report by the World Markets Research Centre (WMRC) assessing the risk of terror attacks in 186 countries around the globe. P "Networks of militant Islamist groups are less extensive in the U.S. than they are in Western Europe, but U.S.-led military action in Afghanistan and Iraq has exacerbated anti-U.S. sentiment," Dunn told Reuters. "Another September 11 style terrorist attack in the United States is highly likely," he said. P The WMRC, which provides risk assessements for multinational companies, said its ratings of terror dangers placed the United States fourth and close ally Britain 10th. Colombia, battling against leftist guerrillas and widespread kidnapping, topped the list, with Israel second and Pakistan third. The country with the lowest risk of terror attacks was North Korea. P "The country is so tightly controlled there is little opportunity for anything untoward happening," said Dunn. |
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