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Islamic State plot claims in California: US official denies reports
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The FBI is investigating a possible Islamic State-inspired terror plot in California, reports have said.
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Broadcaster CNN said on Saturday that an investigation had been initiated because of intercepted communications, and other intelligence information and security was being enhanced in the state.
But a law enforcement official in Los Angeles denied there was a threat. The official, who declined to be named, said: “There is no known or specific threat to Los Angeles or any airport in our territory.”
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Homeland security department spokesman Peter Boogaard declined to discuss specific intelligence, but said the authorities had made a number of “security adjustments” in the last few months “reflecting an evolving threat picture”.
He said there was an increased law enforcement presence at US federal facilities in February and many extra security arrangements were still in place. “We will make adjustments to this evolving environment as appropriate,” he said.
The US is engaged in a military campaign with allies in the Middle East to fight Isis militants who have taken over parts of Iraq and Syria and created cells in other countries racked by conflict in the region.
