FBI searches for six men who had nuclear, pipeline information

realcities.com ^ | 10/30/2001 | By MARTIN MERZER, LENNY SAVINO and SUMANA CHATTERJEE

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FBI searches for six men who had nuclear, pipeline information

Updated: 10:55 p.m. EST Tuesday, Oct. 30

By MARTIN MERZER, LENNY SAVINO and SUMANA CHATTERJEE
Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON — As the nation again stands on high alert, the FBI is searching for six men stopped by police in the Midwest last weekend but released — even though they possessed photographs and descriptions of a nuclear power plant in Florida and the Trans-Alaska pipeline, a senior law enforcement official said Tuesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration imposed new flight restrictions around nuclear plants nationwide Tuesday, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission advised the nation's 103 nuclear plants late Monday to fortify security.

The FAA temporarily banned all flights near New York's Yankee Stadium, where President Bush stood before a huge crowd at a World Series game Tuesday night and — wearing a New York City Fire Department jacket — tossed the ceremonial first pitch.

"It helps to keep the fabric of our country strong," said spokesman Ari Fleischer.

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[Dixie Mom]

This story turned out to be a false report. There were many threads running on FR at the time. It appeared in the Miami Herald, and a couple of other papers, IIRC. AG Ashcroft said that the only thing that appeared factual in the article was what his response would have been, if the story had been true:

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/sixarabs.htm

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OH! Thanks for up-date!

[oceanperch]

Six fit comfortably in whatever they are driving. In this country people do not ride on the outside of cars hanging on for dear life.
So I would say six is for auto/SUV size.