Jan 14, 2010

SOURCE: CBS

Ongoing Credible Threat Against the United States

Government officials tell CBS News that there is, what they call, an ongoing credible threat from the same al-Qaeda group that sent the Christmas Day airplane bomber.

Intelligence officials are hearing chatter about other attacks against the U.S. They say they do not believe that the Christmas Day attempt was a one shot deal.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano released a statement saying, "We must remain vigilant about the continued threat we face from al-Qaeda. We are taking an additional set of aviation security precautions to protect the American people."

That increased security includes enhanced random screening, extra federal air marshals on certain routes and the addition of people on the terror watch list.