Officials - Al-Qaida plans chemical, biological strike on U.S.

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The top intelligence official at the Homeland Security Department, worried about an increased risk of attack in coming months, says al-Qaida wants to strike on U.S. soil with something other than a conventional explosive -- perhaps with a chemical or biological weapon.

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