New Sign up for MyNews Receive headline news, full articles and breaking news via the Web or wireless device. Sign up for free e-mail alerts about breaking news, entertainment tips, daily recipes, sports teams or travel. Other Justice Department officials said they know of no specific threats. But they added that it would be foolish not to be extra careful, given the potential for violence by anti-government elements. There is particular concern about Atlanta, site of three bombings in nine months, and Denver, where jury selection is under way in the Oklahoma City bombing trial of Timothy McVeigh.
Every government agency has plans to add extra security based on the circumstances.
It just makes sense to take appropriate steps this time of year. The Oklahoma City bombing exposed a threat of domestic terrorism that continues to rattle people. Fears that the A-10 Air Force warplane missing in the Colorado mountains would be used to bomb the Denver courthouse. But my intention is to call to all the commanders' attention the fact that the anniversary is coming and that it's prudent to re-evaluate the security situation at their particular installations. Members of citizen militias say they worry about violence by the government.