Friday, September 08, 2006
High terror alert raised in Mindanao (10:10 p.m.)
MANILA -- The intelligence community on Friday raised the terrorism alert level in Metro Manila to “moderate” and in major urban centers in Mindanao to “high” in preparation for the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the US in 2001.
Ma. Victoria Pineda, executive director of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (Nica), said a “moderate” terrorist threat level means “ terrorist attack is possible, but not likely” because the “intent (to stage an attack) is present but the capability is now monitored.”
Pineda said a “high” threat level means “a terrorist attack is a strong possibility within a short period of time”. Under such an alert level, both intent and capability to monitor a terrorist attack is monitored.
She said the heightened terrorist threat levels were arrived at after a series of discussions, assessment and evaluation of available information. (Sunnex) |
