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OIL TRUCKS EYED AS JULY 4 BOMB VESSELS
New York Post ^ | 6/24/02 | VINCENT MORRIS

Posted on 06/24/2002 2:56:33 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:06:58 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

June 24, 2002 -- WASHINGTON - Top lawmakers said yesterday that terrorists have "perfected" oil-tanker truck bombs as a new form of terrorism and may be angling to use them against Americans with a deadly July 4 attack.

Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) said he fears that al Qaeda terrorists recently demonstrated their skill by destroying a synagogue in Morocco and could use the new weapon here.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: terrorwarning

1 posted on 06/24/2002 2:56:33 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
I hope the truck drivers are armed with more than pepper spray.
2 posted on 06/24/2002 5:05:18 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: kattracks
"Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) said he fears that al Qaeda terrorists recently demonstrated their skill by destroying a synagogue in Morocco and could use the new weapon here.

No, he did not say that. He correctly placed the explosion in Tunisia.

Errors in journalism annoy me to no end.

3 posted on 06/24/2002 5:07:39 AM PDT by happygrl
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