A tourist walks away from the bull statue near Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites). US authorities ordered increased security in New York and Washington after warning that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al-Qaeda network may be planning new attacks on financial and corporate targets in the two cities.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
This 21 May 2004 file photo shows a US currency themed panda sculpture in front of the World Bank (news - web sites) headquarters in Washington, DC. The United States raised its terrorist alert because of 'alarming' indications that al-Qaeda may attack symbols of international finance such as the IMF (news - web sites) and World Bank headquarters in Washington and the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
I worked in near the Prudential Buildings in NNJ. They can't get traffic out of Newark under normal circumstances. In the event of a terror attack, I would not want ot be anywhere near it.
Maybe the Panda will protect them.