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FBI Warns About Small Planes
Yahoo News ^ | Sun May 26, 4:29 AM ET | Yahoo News

Posted on 05/26/2002 3:44:20 AM PDT by colette_g

FBI Warns About Small Planes

Sun May 26, 4:29 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI (news - web sites) has issued a fresh warning that terrorists may be interested in using small planes to carry out suicide attacks.

FBI supervisory special agent Steven Berry said Saturday the agency had issued an "intelligence update" to law enforcement regarding small planes but he declined to be more specific.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association said on its Web site the alert was issued because the FBI "has received information indicating that terrorists may still be interested in using small general aviation aircraft for suicide attacks in the United States."

"Pilots are strongly encouraged to remain alert for suspicious activities anytime they are flying, or at an airport just before or after a flight," the association said. "Individuals observing anything suspicious should report it to the local FBI or law enforcement officials."

Andy Cebula, the association's senior vice president for government and technical affairs, said that "while the alert is not specific, it is important that everyone in the general aviation community serve as the eyes and ears for law enforcement, watching suspicious activity and persons."

Berry said the FBI notice was sent to law enforcement officials late in the week. "There's a lot of information that continues to come in from a variety of different sources, and we inform law enforcement or update them, in this case, of any additional information that might be useful in their efforts," he said.

The government has issued a number of alerts about possible threats in the past week, including warnings about possible terrorist activity directed at rail lines, nuclear plants and New York landmarks.


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: fbi; planes; small; waring

1 posted on 05/26/2002 3:44:20 AM PDT by colette_g
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To: colette_g
The FBI has issued fresh warnings to the public to beware of packages making ticking sounds, brand name tennis shoes with attached fuses, large rental vans careening wildly down the roadway, and firearms pointed in your general direction.
2 posted on 05/26/2002 3:56:40 AM PDT by Movemout
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To: Movemout
The FBI forgot to mention large clouds of strangely colored or smelling gases, but I guess they didn't want to panic the Mexican restaraunt crowd...
3 posted on 05/26/2002 4:10:09 AM PDT by dixierat22
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To: dixierat22
Now you've done it! How many terrorists will be invading Taco John with a book of matches, due to your revelation? Loose lips sink ships, you know. Exposing one of our nation's weaknesses serves no purpose. Tom Ridge will have to get his crayolas out and color this situation a deep, deep red.
4 posted on 05/26/2002 5:12:19 AM PDT by meenie
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To: colette_g
Thinking this means terrorists could attempt to fly small planes into nuclear power plants.
5 posted on 05/26/2002 5:14:48 AM PDT by Lady GOP
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To: meenie;dixierat22; Movemout; colette_g; Taxman; Inge_CAV
I'm staying inside for the rest of my life ... this is scarier than the Y2K episode ... you flyguys better be careful! &;-)
6 posted on 05/26/2002 5:19:26 AM PDT by 2Trievers
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To: colette_g
This just in:

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts

Seriously....perhaps the warnings seem too frequent & too vague, but I would suspect that for many in the masses, the warnings are the only links to the very real danger we face. How quickly we forget! The HBO Special should be required viewing for America this evening.

7 posted on 05/26/2002 5:37:14 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: colette_g;meenie
...and what about the threat of terrorists disguised as nuns driving herds of bean-fed, methane-laden cattle into downtown Omaha during rush hour?
8 posted on 05/26/2002 5:45:48 AM PDT by Grut
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To: colette_g
Make sure Tipper knows. LOL
9 posted on 05/26/2002 6:14:32 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: 2Trievers
Thinking this means terrorists could attempt to fly small planes into nuclear power plants.

Which has me scratching my head over something. I once rented a plane for a short trip in the South, won't say where, and used an airway that passed directly over two nuclear power plants and only a couple of miles from a uranium processing facility. I was there last month and the airway was not rerouted and those plants were still marked on the charts as VFR waypoints, which makes me wonder how serious they are about security. Oh well, I suppose it's easier to frisk an 80-year-old in a wheelchair than to redraw an airway.

10 posted on 05/26/2002 7:07:52 AM PDT by Squawk 8888
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