FBI says threats received against banks in Northeast

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, April 18, 2002

WASHINGTON – The FBI, acting with “an abundance of caution,” said Friday that officials had received unsubstantiated information that terrorists were considering attacks against U.S. banks in the Northeast.

Authorities cautioned that they had no information about specific plot or threats to any specific financial institution.

However, they issued a public warning to banks and law enforcement in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia.

The FBI said the decision to issue the warning came after discussions among the Justice Department, Office of Homeland Security and the Treasury Department.