Explosive packages 'a threat' but won't hurt Obama's trip

Washington: US President Barack Obama called the discovery of some suspicious packages with "explosive material" as "a credible threat against our country," but officials considered it unlikely to affect his trip to India next week. "Whenever the President travels, we take a very careful look at what the threat environment might be and look at what the terrorist environment is," White House counter terrorism chief John Brennan told reporters on Friday.
"So we're taking this into account, but at this point there is no effect," he said at a White House briefing on discovery of suspicious packages in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the United States.
Asked if New Delhi had been briefed as India is the first stop on his four-nation swing through Asia, Brennan said: "We share on a regular basis with the Indian government. The Indian government is one of our best counter terrorism partners."
The packages led to increased searches of cargo planes and trucks in several US cities, CNN said citing law enforcement sources with detailed knowledge of the investigation.
30/10/10 Indo-Asian News Service/Hindustan Times

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