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"U.S. officials believe the immediate threat of terrorist attacks may have passed and were considering Thursday downgrading the national threat level from ''high'' to ''elevated.''
They cited last week's capture of suspected Sept. 11 ringleader Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, arrests of six Buffalo-area men accused as al-Qaeda-trained operatives, and the passing of the anniversary.
But officials were concerned about how to reduce the threat level without encouraging people to drop their guard."
They cited last week's capture of suspected Sept. 11 ringleader Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, arrests of six Buffalo-area men accused as al-Qaeda-trained operatives, and the passing of the anniversary.
But officials were concerned about how to reduce the threat level without encouraging people to drop their guard."