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| There is "no overt threat" to the US on a new video tape which purportedly shows al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, officials have told US media. | There is "no overt threat" to the US on a new video tape which purportedly shows al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, officials have told US media. |
| Date references suggest it may have been made as recently as this summer, officials studying the tape said. | Date references suggest it may have been made as recently as this summer, officials studying the tape said. |
| An Islamist website had earlier announced a tape would be released to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks. | An Islamist website had earlier announced a tape would be released to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks. |
| Bin Laden has not been seen in a video since October 2004. | Bin Laden has not been seen in a video since October 2004. |
| He did appear in footage on a militant website in July this year but the clip was undated and correspondents said it might be re-run footage. | He did appear in footage on a militant website in July this year but the clip was undated and correspondents said it might be re-run footage. |
| US intelligence officials have yet to confirm the authenticity of the latest tape. | US intelligence officials have yet to confirm the authenticity of the latest tape. |
| Website photograph | Website photograph |
| The Islamist website which announced the tape's intended release often carries messages from al-Qaeda's media arm. | The Islamist website which announced the tape's intended release often carries messages from al-Qaeda's media arm. |
| Media reports said the video would probably be aired within 72 hours. | Media reports said the video would probably be aired within 72 hours. |
| Al-Qaeda is focusing on targets that would produce mass casualties, dramatic destruction and significant economic aftershocks Michael Hayden, CIA director The site included a photograph which appeared to show Bin Laden had aged compared with previous pictures - although his beard looked dark rather than greying. | Al-Qaeda is focusing on targets that would produce mass casualties, dramatic destruction and significant economic aftershocks Michael Hayden, CIA director The site included a photograph which appeared to show Bin Laden had aged compared with previous pictures - although his beard looked dark rather than greying. |
| Correspondents say a new video would serve to dispel persistent rumours that the al-Qaeda leader has died. | Correspondents say a new video would serve to dispel persistent rumours that the al-Qaeda leader has died. |
| The US Department of Homeland Security said it had no credible information of an imminent threat in the wake of the video announcement. | The US Department of Homeland Security said it had no credible information of an imminent threat in the wake of the video announcement. |
| Deputy state department spokesman Tom Casey said: "I don't think that anything he is likely to say or do is going to change our resolve or the resolve of our international partners to confront extremism." | Deputy state department spokesman Tom Casey said: "I don't think that anything he is likely to say or do is going to change our resolve or the resolve of our international partners to confront extremism." |
| But in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, CIA director Michael Hayden warned that al-Qaeda was plotting new attacks on the US. | |
| "Our analysts assess with high confidence that al-Qaeda's central leadership is planning high impact plots against the American homeland," he said. | "Our analysts assess with high confidence that al-Qaeda's central leadership is planning high impact plots against the American homeland," he said. |
| "Al-Qaeda is focusing on targets that would produce mass casualties, dramatic destruction and significant economic aftershocks." | "Al-Qaeda is focusing on targets that would produce mass casualties, dramatic destruction and significant economic aftershocks." |
| In his October 2004 video, Bin Laden threatened new attacks against the US on the eve of the presidential election. | In his October 2004 video, Bin Laden threatened new attacks against the US on the eve of the presidential election. |
| Another tape - audio - was released in January 2006. It referred to identifiable events, including the situation in Somalia. | Another tape - audio - was released in January 2006. It referred to identifiable events, including the situation in Somalia. |
| Al-Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in a greater number of videos, including one berating the Pakistani army's assault on radical Islamists in Islamabad's Red Mosque in July. | Al-Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in a greater number of videos, including one berating the Pakistani army's assault on radical Islamists in Islamabad's Red Mosque in July. |
| The US Senate voted to double the bounty on Bin Laden to $50 million (£24.6 million) in July. | The US Senate voted to double the bounty on Bin Laden to $50 million (£24.6 million) in July. |