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'Credible Terrorist Threat' to U.S. Citizens in Italy on Easter
CNN ^ | March 27, 2002 | Bill Hemmer

Posted on 03/27/2002 8:52:39 AM PST by codebreaker

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:19 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: cnn; security; terrorists; warning

1 posted on 03/27/2002 8:52:39 AM PST by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker
From U.S. Department of State

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman


Italy

March 27, 2002

This Public Announcement is being issued to alert U.S. citizens because of a possible threat to U.S. citizens in the cities of Venice, Florence, Milan and Verona on Easter Sunday from extremist groups. This Public Announcement expires on April 25, 2002.

As stated in the Department of State's Worldwide Caution dated March 17, 2002, the U.S. Government continues to receive credible reports that extremists are planning additional terrorist actions against U.S. interests. The U.S. Government has learned that a possible threat exists to U.S. citizens in the cities of Venice, Florence, Milan and Verona on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2002, from extremist groups.

These groups do not distinguish between official and civilian targets. Civilian targets may include facilities where Americans and the general public are usually known to congregate or visit, such as clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools or outdoor recreation events. Americans should increase their security awareness and avoid large crowds.


2 posted on 03/27/2002 9:23:45 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse
Does this mean Easter in Italy is a blue, pink, or orange day? I forget.
3 posted on 03/27/2002 10:17:36 AM PST by houston1
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To: houston1
Depends what colors you get to dye your eggs. Maybe you can collect the whole set! < /sarcasm>
4 posted on 03/27/2002 10:32:25 AM PST by TrappedInLiberalHell
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To: NautiNurse
Leave it to the commie liberals at our state department to give our citizens abroad a real "helpful" description of the enemy: "extremist groups"? /sarcasm

If they know something more specific, then they should tell our people! Are they "lying, murderous, scumbag muslims"? If so, this type of information would be helpful. Tell them! Then, any not-so-politically-correct Americans in Italy can take care of the racial profiling from there.
5 posted on 03/27/2002 4:47:27 PM PST by TheEngineer
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To: NautiNurse
bump for coincidence?!
6 posted on 04/18/2002 2:02:15 PM PDT by PureSolace
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To: PureSolace
I've been following all 1100+ posts on the Milan plane crash today. It took quite awhile before someone caught the Easter warning. You have a great memory!

It's an amazing coincidence, bordering upon unbelievable.

My gut sez that the clear-blue-sky-airplane-into-the-tallest-Italian-government/financial-district-skyscraper-"accident" story is "necessary" until proven otherwise.

7 posted on 04/18/2002 3:02:53 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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