October 29, 2010

Calling it a \”credible terrorist threat,\” President Barack Obama said apparent explosive material was found on two U.S.-bound packages from Yemen, triggering searches of flights with other packages from Yemen and an investigation into whether al-Qaida was behind a new terror plot.

U.S. law enforcement has warned Jewish groups to be on the lookout for packages mailed from overseas in the wake of suspicious packages addressed to Jewish institutions in Chicago.\n\nThe Associated Press quoted President Obama as saying Friday that the packages found on planes headed for the United States constituted a \”credible terrorist threat\” and had been addressed to Jewish organizations in the Chicago area.