And this is obviously a cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert.
South Korea has put its armed forces on a high state of alert.
The CTC, fearful of another strike around the July 4 holiday, is "on a heightened state of alert, " says Bernazzani.
South Korea is currently on a high state of alert amid indications that the North is preparing for a missile test.
Yonhap also reported that the South's National Police Agency had raised its state of alert by one level from "attention" to "caution".
Spokesmen for New Jersey transit systems and Amtrak said they remained on a heightened state of alert, as they have been since early July.
Many governments were already on a heightened state of alert due to vague but persistent intelligence suggesting an attack may be imminent in Europe or elsewhere.
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The U.S. Customs Service said the added scrutiny is not an overreaction to threats of terrorism, but the result of following procedures during a heightened state of alert.
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On Friday, an American military official said U.S. forces in Europe are on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital.
When Russian sensors detected an ambiguous but potentially threatening situation, the standard procedures were followed, leading to a heightened state of alert and preparations for ordering a retaliatory strike.
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She tries to relax into a high state of alert, if that is at all possible, and then picks up Zaak's pungent body odor, the unwashed detritus of a qaat-chewer's unhealthy living.
Italian security forces were put on a heightened state of alert following the start of the U.S. and British attacks on Afghanistan, while the government activated a crisis unit to monitor the situation.
Today's New York Times reports that American and NATO forces in Bosnia are now on a high state of alert in light of a perceived threat from Islamic extremists still operating in Bosnia.
The interior ministry said Saturday it had lifted the scarlet state of alert, the country's highest security alert level, which was put in place in the Toulouse region following the third shooting on Monday targeting a school.
John Sullivan of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission testified that since September 11 the nation's drinking water utilities have been on a heightened state of alert to protect against the potential disruption of water service and biological or chemical contamination of drinking water.
Even after the state of heightened alert ends, Customs officials don't expect the slowdown at the border to abate much -- because the current volume of 6, 500 trucks a day through the Detroit crossing is expected to rise to more than 7, 000 next year.
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The Australian state of Queensland is on alert for flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Oswald.
With Europe under an unprecedented terror alert, the U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert, warning of potential terrorist attacks.
The second and third victims, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, went missing in 2003 and 2004, but police said Tuesday they didn't issue Amber Alerts at the time because they had no specific evidence of an abduction, which is part of the state criteria for an alert.
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These institutions can provide watch services and alert messages to any Member State of the region upon request.
"There is a state of anger on the streets of Port Said, and the security forces are on high alert, " Nile TV reported.
Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra state have been put on high alert following the blasts, with measures such as increased police presence on the streets and random vehicle searches.
Rob Jackson, chairman of the panel that coordinates the state's Amber Alert program, which is designed to quickly disseminate information about abducted children.
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Ray Haynes, would create a task force to review potential foreign investment by California's state employee and teacher pension funds and alert the funds of national security and human rights concerns.
"The situation in Ciudad Juarez is of special concern, " the State Department said in an alert last month.
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"The Department of State advises U.S. citizens traveling or residing in Turkey to be alert to the potential for violence, to avoid those areas where disturbances have occurred, and to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings, " the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul said in a statement.
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