{
  "id": 6814427,
  "title": "CIA declassifies briefs about Al-Qaeda on 9/11 anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/cia-declassifies-briefs-about-al-qaeda-on-9-11-anniversary-6814427",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:19:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/12/cia-declassifies-briefs-about-al-qaeda-on-9-11-anniversary_6757436_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A September 10, 1998 brief – parts of which were redacted – said that Al-Qaeda 'may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city.' Another, dated December 4, 1998, which also contained redactions, said bin Laden 'and his allies are preparing for attacks in the US, including an aircraft hijacking.'",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "CIA declassifies briefs about Al-Qaeda on 9/11 anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/cia-declassifies-briefs-about-al-qaeda-on-9-11-anniversary",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:01:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Al-Qaeda releases video of Osama bin Laden's son on 9/11 anniversary, 7 years after reported death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/al-qaeda-releases-video-of-osama-bin-ladens-son-on-9-11-anniversary-7",
        "published": "2026-09-12T02:46:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "¿Quién manda en Al Qaeda? Por qué no hay otro Osama Bin Laden",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/quien-manda-en-al-qaeda-por-que-no-hay-otro-osama-bin-laden",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "CIA declassifies pre-9/11 Al-Qaeda briefs on 25th anniversary of attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/cia-declassifies-pre-9-11-al-qaeda-briefs-on-25th-anniversary-of",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:12:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}