Terror alert raised by threat foreign attacks could spread

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, concerned that a wave of attacks overseas could spread to the United States, raised the terrorism alert level to orange on Tuesday and called for increased security nationwide.

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