By DPA
Washington : The White House said Wednesday there was "no credible intelligence" suggesting a possible terrorist attack against the United States this summer.
"There continues to be no credible intelligence to suggest that there is an imminent threat to the homeland," Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said.
Fratto's comments came after Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune that he had a "gut feeling" Al Qaeda was poised to carry out an attack on US soil this summer.
Chertoff had said he did have solid indications that there could be an attack but that summertime seemed to bring a higher risk of terrorist activity given the foiled plot in London and Glasgow last month.
"I believe we are entering a period this summer of increased risk," he said.
Fratto said there was no emergency meeting planned at the White House to address terrorism – as reported by the Tribune – beyond a routine meeting Thursday.