Three Men Drop Package, Rappel Down NYC Bridge - TV

Dow Jones News Terminal | 3/28/03 | Dow Jones Staff

[BunnySlippers]

Three Men Drop Package, Rappel Down NYC Bridge - TV

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Three unidentified men walked across the Williamsburgh Bridge that links Manhattan and Brooklyn, dropped packages near construction workers, and then rappelled over the side of the bridge, local Fox affiliate television channel WNYW reported Friday morning.

The men were taken into custody immediatley afterwards, the report said. According to the report, the bridge was closed.

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WNYW said the three men in custody were of Middle Eastern descent.

The Manhattan Bridge, which also links Manhattan and Brooklyn, was closed going towards Brooklyn, WNBC said.

According to WNYW, all the bridges going into Manhattan are being examined.

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[BunnySlippers]

WNYW said the three men in custody were of Middle Eastern descent.

I meant to highlight.

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btt

[Portnoy]

Maybe they were talking about their days in High School like the three guys in Detroit the other day...

[Hodar]

Maybe we can start a new policy of cutting 2 out of 3 repelling ropes. We only need 1 person to question.

[BunnySlippers]

Looks like this has already been posted. OK to remove. :)

[gunnedah]

People in the ares of these protest should find where the ones that are protesting are booked if they are arrested. Then someone should go down and get their names and addresses for future reference.
All they are doing is aiding the enemy. I dont kick their protest until it becomes unlawful. They then use our resources that are supposed to protect those who are abiding by the law.

[joesnuffy]

Yep could easily be more of their passive agressive attacks..designed to shut down commerace and put fear in people...

They do this on airplanes..when two or three go into the john and hang out as the aircraft is descending...any middle eastern looking man..doing anything suspicious kicks the emergency mode in..They know this...and even if they do get caught they dont get charged...they just smile.. having earned some frequent jiihah points

[lsee]

Maybe they were talking about their days in High School like the three guys in Detroit the other day...

Exactly...

[joesnuffy]

commerce...need coffee

[Dialup Llama]

They were testing our responses. No doubt as support cell members they will be totally clean (like the 4 guys caught surveilling the water treatment plant) and the authorities will accept their explanation that this is what ME tourists normally do.

[concerned about politics]

The another thread.....

CNN says the guys drank too much and thats why..a prank

[stands2reason]

I suppose there's "nothing illegal" about dropping off packages, huh?

[OperationFreedom]

Here is what I hope happens. These terrorists manage to pull off a HUGE bombing, etc. here in the US. But due to God watching over us there is ZERO loss of life. This all happens during the war in Iraq. We become galvinized into action, both here and abroad. No more Homeland Security crap. Just pure racial and religious profiling. If you are Arab or Muslim you will be under so much scrutiny that if you fart in the wrong direction you will be questioned at length.

[rface]

its not ok to remove until someone posts a link to the other thread....I want to follow this...

[Paleo Conservative]

I suppose there's "nothing illegal" about dropping off packages, huh?

What's in those packages? How do we know they aren't terrorists trying to destroy the bridge? As far as I am concerned a sniper should take them out. This would make a good example for others who try to pull stunts like this.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Just pure racial and religious profiling. If you are Arab or Muslim you will be under so much scrutiny that if you fart in the wrong direction you will be questioned at length.

That type of attention can only last so long. There are only so many investigators available. You've got to limit (preferably reduce) the number of people that you need to watch. Close the borders right now, and start deporting at the slightest provocation.

[m1911]

Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts.

[Frank_Discussion]

Iced Tea... Does to ya every time...

[BSunday]

Yeah, and their packages they dropped were laptop computers used for gaming. they probably wanted to throw them away because they were getting a Dell.