Terror Threat Level Hiked in N.Y.- N.J. and D.C.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge raised the threat alert level Sunday for the financial sectors in Washington, D.C., New York and northern New Jersey.

At a press conference intended to update Americans about protective measures being put into place in response to threats from Al Qaeda, Ridge said three targets have been specifically threatened: The World Bank and IMF in Washington, D.C., the Prudential Building in Newark, N.J. and the New York Stock Exchange.

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