FBI warns of shopping mall terror attacks

WASHINGTON - A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report warned that al Qaeda may be planning to strike shopping malls in Chicago and Los Angeles during the Christmas season, but a bureau official said there was no information that it was a credible threat.

ABC News first disclosed portions of the report that was based on intelligence received by the FBI in late September. The report said al Qaeda hoped to disrupt the US economy and had been planning the attack for the past two years.

The document was intended for the FBI's partners in law enforcement and the intelligence community, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said.

"In the post 9/11 era, sharing information is our top priority."

The ABC report said the veracity of the information was uncertain.

- REUTERS