WASHINGTON: The US military bolstered security at bases across the country Friday after the FBI voiced concern that Islamist extremists could target troops or police officers.

The head of US Northern Command, Admiral William Gortney, ordered the heightened alert "as a prudent measure," Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren said.

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