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To: Velveeta

Interesting post. I would have never thought of that town as a potential target. I've been to Bethlehem, PA - it's a lovely little town to visit during the Christmas season.


4,061 posted on 10/25/2005 9:19:03 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: Velveeta; LibertyRocks; All

IMPORTANT - coincidence?

Bomb components found at San Diego airport

14 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baggage screeners found bomb components in a carry-on piece of luggage at San Diego International Airport on Tuesday and cleared the area to investigate, Department of Homeland Security spokesmen said.

A department spokesman said the screeners found "all components of an IED" (improvised explosive device) in a piece of luggage at around 7:45 a.m. (10:45 a.m. EDT)

They then evacuated the commuter terminal of the airport and bomb specialists began to investigate, the spokesman said.

Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nico Melendez said an employee noticed a "suspicious item" in a piece of luggage as it was going through the X-ray machine.

Officials at the airport were not immediately available for comment.

The Homeland Security spokesman said officials were investigating to see if there was any link between the discovery in San Diego and bomb threats at two Los Angeles-area airports.

Searches at the Long Beach airport and a separate threat at nearby Orange County's John Wayne airport were resolved with no bombs found.

Melendez said he was unaware of any other incidents at other California airports.

(Additional reporting by Nichola Groom in Los Angeles)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051025/ts_nm/security_usa_airport_dc


4,063 posted on 10/25/2005 9:23:39 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: freeperfromnj

I was glad to see that 50 people showed up for the discussion.


4,065 posted on 10/25/2005 9:34:58 AM PDT by Velveeta
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