Did everyone see this today??
Terrorist issues threats in three-hour phone call to local authorities
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/052704_local_terrorcall.html
FOX news just reported something about airliner forced to make emergency landing at Nashville airport. air Force One is there as well. Didn't hear all of it. anyone else get this??!!
Great story. Strange, but what isn't these days? I'm so proud of whoever kept that nut on the telephone for THREE hours. Amazing!
I think that one should be here for reference:
"By Kevin Quinn
ABC13 Eyewitness News
(5/27/04 - FORT BEND COUNTY, TX) — In light of recent terror warnings, Houston and surrounding counties say they've taken all necessary precautions. But in Fort Bend County, a terrorist actually called them.
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The call came in to the Fort Bend County dispatch center on March 18. The man asked for a plane to crash into buildings. He also threatened to blast explosives at unspecified targets.
Authorities say he also spent about 18 minutes talking about how he would get past Secret Service to cut and kill President George Bush.
Fort Bend County officials say negotiators were brought in to keep the caller on the line while local phone companies and the FBI traced the call. They soon found it actually originated in Afghanistan.
"It's very unusual," admitted Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright. "I'd be interested to find out how they came up with our number to end up with our dispatch. That's kind of weird. So, we don't know. We don't know what the connection is right now."
Authorities won't say if the caller was arrested or if he has an affiliation with any terrorist group.
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I had not- man Vel!
Fort Bend County officials say negotiators were brought in to keep the caller on the line while local phone companies and the FBI traced the call. They soon found it actually originated in Afghanistan.