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September 1999: Bin Laden to Attack in US, Possibly in California and New York City

US intelligence obtains information that bin Laden and others are planning an attack in the US, possibly against specific landmarks in California and New York City. The reliability of the source is unknown. [US Congress, 9/18/2002]