Al-Qaeda Group in Yemen ‘Most Serious Threat,’ FBI Official Says
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The most serious terrorism threat to the U.S. comes from members of a Yemen-based offshoot of al-Qaeda, said a senior FBI official.
Leaders of the group called al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP, have published articles on the Internet describing their intent to strike the U.S., said Mark F. Giuliano, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s assistant director for counterterrorism.