The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is urging law enforcement officers and the public to be on the lookout for Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei, a dark-haired, bearded man in his early 20s who may be linked to the latest threat of a terror attack on the United States. 

The FBI warning says the new attacks could come as early as today. Authorities say they discovered the plot while questioning al-Qaida detainees held at the U.S. naval based at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

The FBI says the warning is based on credible intelligence, but it did not list a specific possible target, except to say it could be domestic or a U.S. interest in Yemen. Security at the U.S. embassy in Yemen has been tightened, but consular services are continuing as usual. 

The alert identifies Mr. al-Rabeei as a Yemeni national who was born in Saudi Arabia in 1979. He is said to go by a number of aliases, including "Furqan." The warning says there is no evidence he has already entered the United States. 

Mr. al-Rabeei and twelve other suspects - all young, dark-skinned, with neatly-trimmed dark hair and beards - are pictured on the FBI web site. The agency says all of the men should be considered extremely dangerous. 

The latest warning is the most specific since the September 11th attacks on the United States. The FBI has issued three previous warnings, the last extended through the Winter Olympics now underway in Salt Lake City. 

Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP. 

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