US finds no evidence of election terror plot

By: Mohamed Ali

WASHINGTON: The Washington Post reported Saturday that US intelligence and law enforcement officials say they have found no direct evidence of plans for an election-related terror attack after a five-week investigation.

In an article on the newspaper's Web site, the Post said while quoting anonymous officials that a key CIA source who claimed knowledge of such plans has since been discredited, casting doubt on earlier pieces of evidence pointing to an attack.

That earlier information led the FBI and other agencies across the government to launch a well-publicized campaign aimed at foiling potential plots before the elections. That effort included hundreds of interviews in immigrant neighborhoods, the paper wrote.

But, the paper reported, even after hundreds of interviews, immigration arrests and other efforts, law enforcement officials said they have been unable to detect signs of a plot in the US, nor have they identified specific targets, dates or methods that might be used.

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