Sentences with phrase «heightened terrorist threats»

It is congested, chaotic and poses a serious threat to public safety in this time of heightened terrorist threats... Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews.»

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Last month, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said the threat of terrorism to the United States is at its «most heightened» since the September 11, 2001, attacks - a threat that she asserted has taken on a new and disquieting form because of the growing emphasis by Islamist terrorist groups on recruiting Americans.

The home secretary said he hoped to find a middle way between heightening awareness of the terrorist risk and causing exaggerated public fears about the nature of the threat.

Heightened threat levels, specific threats and government travel warnings do not trigger the coverage, only a terrorist attack would.