US ramps up security for 9/11 anniversary

US: The United States is ramping up security level around the country as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, with the White House saying the administration is taking “all necessary steps” to guard against possible terror plots coinciding with the anniversary.

White House Spokesman Jay Carney said during his Wednesday news briefing that President Barack Obama convened his homeland security team the previous day “to ensure that all necessary homeland security measures, cautions are been taken in advance of the upcoming tenth anniversary of 9/11.”

The meeting wasn’t announced on Tuesday, and participants were described as “all the senior people with responsibility in homeland security,” including Obama’s chief anti-terrorism advisor John Brennan, National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

Carney said there’s no specific, credible threat to the United States for the time being, but “this is a significant anniversary. Al-Qaeda and others have expressed interest in anniversaries in the past. So we remain ever vigilant through the anniversary and beyond.” Xinhua