U.S. Terrorism Alert Level Lowered to “Elevated”

The Bush administration today reduced the national terrorism alert level from orange, representing a “high” risk of attack, to yellow, representing an “elevated” risk (see GSN, Dec. 29, 2003).

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said the alert level was reduced because an urgent threat had passed. “I know we are all thankful that nothing happened,” he said.

U.S. airlines and airports, though, will remain at a heightened level of security, a U.S. official said (John Lumpkin, Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Jan. 9).

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