Homeland Security Urges Heightened Vigilance

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Sunday it was urging stepped-up vigilance for possible spillover from mounting Middle East violence.

“We urge vigilance during this heightened state of tension in the Middle East,” although there was no specific or credible information suggesting an imminent threat to the United States, the department said in a joint assessment with the FBI.

The assessment went to federal, state and local authorities late Friday as well as to private sector leaders, department spokeswoman Michelle Petrovich said.