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Feds issue security bulletins telling stadiums, hotels to be vigilant against terror

Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about terrorist interest in attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels.

The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent two bulletins Monday to police around the country, saying they know of no specific plots against such sites. The bulletins obtained by The Associated Press say those sites remain attractive targets to groups like al-Qaida.....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-us-nyc-terror-warning,0,4337415.story

Najibullah Zazi
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“A computer belonging to Zazi showed he had researched baseball and football stadiums and sites used in the recent Fashion Week event in New York City, law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com. While officials say they do not know the targets of the alleged plot, the contents of Zazi’s computer are considered a valuable insight into what he might have been planning.”
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Zazi also appeared to be communicating in code that suggested something big was imminent; ABC News reported that he sent a text message stating: “The wedding cake is ready.”
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CNN reports that earlier this month, a group of Afghan men who have been connected to the alleged plot tried unsuccessfully to rent a U-Haul truck in Queens: “A former counterterrorism official familiar with the investigation said that the group of Afghans tried to rent the truck September 9, but were unsuccessful after three different credit cards they attempted to use were declined. The men, who held driver’s licenses from Florida and Ohio, also were unable to use cash for the rental, the official said.” Think Oklahoma City, or the 1993 World Trade Center attacks — both of which were much more ambitious than 7/7.