Chertoff and FBI Director Robert Mueller said the plot has the earmarks of al-Qaida, but that no direct link has yet been established to the terrorist group.

• 切尔托夫和美国联邦调查局局长米勒说，这次阴谋带有基地组织的特征，但是还没有找到将这个案子与基地恐怖组织联系起来的直接证据。