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Breaking, unconfirmed: 3 Arabs detained on Williamsburg Bridge; bridge closed
WABC radio - NYC/FOX NEWS
| 3/28/03
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Posted on 03/28/2003 5:45:17 AM PST by shhrubbery!
WABC radio is reporting three persons of "Arabic descent" have been detained after leaving suspicious item on Williamsburg Bridge.
This bridge is one of the main routes into Manhattan from Brooklyn.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: homelandsecurity; williamsburgbridge
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To: oceanview; Peach
Fox 5 news saying they REPELLED off the bridge when confronted.OK, Fox 5 repeated first reports said the men, of "middle eastern descent," "rapelled down the side of the structure."
This is not yet confirmed.
Still saying the men are now in custody.
To: Minty
They sure seem to forget about these stories quick.. they being the media.
They come and go pretty often it seems.. A shuttle here, a tanker there. No connection seen by the mass media..
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posted on
03/28/2003 5:56:04 AM PST
by
Monty22
To: shhrubbery!
Isn't western Atlantic Avenue (not far from Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge) heavily Lebanese? Both Christian and Muslim? Just asking.
To: oceanview
confirmed that the 3 men are middle eastern, on the bridge for no known reason
Uhhh...maybe they, uhhhh...like....wanted to get to the other side--but got skeert when the construction worker said "boo".
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posted on
03/28/2003 5:56:32 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: shhrubbery!
it it it it!
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posted on
03/28/2003 5:56:37 AM PST
by
Critter
(Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
To: shhrubbery!
the source for the "middle eastern" report is from the mayor's office, sounds solid.
To: oceanview
They may have on that bridge because they were tired of living, and saw no other way out.
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posted on
03/28/2003 5:58:16 AM PST
by
exnavy
To: TomGuy
the men were seen climbing the tower on the manhattan side of the bridge.
To: shhrubbery!
Per FOx 5, they were trying to climb the tower of the bridge! (aka Manhattan Tower)
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posted on
03/28/2003 5:58:49 AM PST
by
PianoMan
(Liberate the Axis of Evil)
To: oceanview
now the Manhattan Bridge has been closed also.
To: shhrubbery!
They should be released so they can be followed! (/sarcasm)
To: oceanview
If this is for real...odds are it is coordinated with other planned attacks!
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posted on
03/28/2003 5:59:17 AM PST
by
Securo
To: shhrubbery!
>>...three persons of "Arabic descent" have been detained after leaving suspicious item on Williamsburg Bridge....<<
Is an Arab leaving "items" on a bridge the same as a dog leaving "gifts" on the carpet?
To: Fitzcarraldo
Bttt...
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posted on
03/28/2003 6:00:27 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Beware of Disinformation and propaganda)
To: oceanview
Police should have repelled these 3 off the bridge....accidently, of course..:)
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posted on
03/28/2003 6:00:37 AM PST
by
smiley
To: shhrubbery!
If they turn out to NOT be middle easterners, the media will change its story to report that they were anti-war protestors.
To: Blood of Tyrants
I'm sure they were just painting the name of their sweethearts on the brige to declare their undying love. (At least that's the way we do it here in the South;^) Here in CA on the Golden Gate it would either be: (A) Suicide pact or, (B) BUNGEEEEEE!
To: All
WTF, Bump
To: shhrubbery!
"Well, you see, ossifer, we saw this thing on the side of the bridge and thought it might be an explosive planted by bad arabs. We are good arabs and decided to remove it so no one would be hurt."
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posted on
03/28/2003 6:01:41 AM PST
by
Nucluside
(Try Democrats For Treason and Shoot Them!)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Atlantic Ave. is the Gaza Strip of New York, with the largest Arab population (other than Detroit) in the US of A. It is closer to the Brooklyn Bridge than the Williamsburg, but only a few miles nonetheless.
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posted on
03/28/2003 6:02:02 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to)
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