NYPD Closes Parts of Penn Station for Suspicious Package & More on Yesterday's Threat Report (updated)
Penn Station partially shut down after Amtrak found a suspicious package near the ticket counter - MSNBC reports that 7th Avenue entrance still open but north side of Amtrak platform closed - Fox News reports that entrance at 33rd & 8th closed and portion of concourse above tracks closed and NYPD press conference at 11 am - CNN reports officials in hazmat suits now there - possibly a liquid substance - but Amtrak still boarding passengers.
Yesterday's Threat Report: Fox News also reports that DHS is still dubious about yesterday's threat announcement, but the suspect who was source of threat apparently passed a lie detector test. ABC News reports that the threat source "has identified at least one of the attackers by name and claims that the man already is in the United States" and "one of two Iraq insurgents who were sources for the threat information said when arrested, reportedly in perfect English: 'You f—-ing can't stop us now; it's too late.'"
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Bears repeating with highlights:
>>>the threat source "has identified at least one of the attackers by name and claims that the man already is in the United States" and "one of two Iraq insurgents who were sources for the threat information said when arrested, REPORTEDLY IN PERFECT ENGLISH: 'You f—-ing can't stop us now; it's too late.'"<<<
Va. Rolling Stones Concert Interrupted (VA - 10/6/05)
Oct 06 10:59 PM US/Eastern CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
The Rolling Stones' concert at the University of Virginia was interrupted Thursday night while several police officers and three bomb-sniffing dogs searched the stage.
The show resumed after about a half-hour intermission. University, state and city police did not immediately return phone calls about the incident, and no announcement was made to the audience about the reason for the break.
About eight songs into the show, lead singer Mick Jagger announced that authorities had told them to take a break. The stage at the university's 61,000-seat Scott Stadium and about the first 20 rows of spectators were cleared until police finished their work.
Kelly is absoluetly doing the right thing. I don't understand the disconnect with DHS.