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FBI investigates letter to several newspapers

By Barbara Ramirez
Originally published 01:00 a.m., July 4, 2007
Updated 04:26 a.m., July 4, 2007

A letter sent to several newspapers nationwide, including the Caller-Times, has prompted a federal investigation.

The letter, received by the Caller-Times on Tuesday, contained four lines handwritten in red ink and was postmarked Queens, N.Y.

The letter mentions Goldman Sachs, a New York-based investment banking and securities firm, and includes the line “Hundreds will die.” It was signed “A.Q.U.S.A.”

The Caller-Times turned the letter over to the Corpus Christi Police Department, which notified the FBI.

“We believed it was our responsibility to immediately give the letter to law enforcement authorities, which is what we did,” said Caller-Times Editor Libby Averyt.

“We have no idea whether it’s a hoax or a legitimate threat. Regardless, we did the right thing in notifying police about the letter.”

Corpus Christi Police Chief Bryan Smith said he did not believe there was a local threat, but the department notified the FBI because all threats are taken seriously.

“I do not feel there is any specific threat of local concern,” Smith said.

Shauna Dunlap, special agent and spokeswoman for the Houston division of the FBI, which handles investigations in the Corpus Christi area, said similar letters have been received in several states.

Dunlap did not know how many letters had been received or which states were involved, but said the New York division of the FBI is leading the investigation.

Editors with the Knoxville News-Sentinel, the Idaho Statesman and the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Ind., confirmed Tuesday they had received a similar letter.

“No specific threat has been identified to any specific area, or areas in the Houston division of the FBI,” Dunlap said. “However, we recommend everyone continue their vigilance, especially around the holiday.”

http://www.caller.com/news/2007/jul/04/fbi-investigates-letter-to-several-newspapers/

UK terror police find suicide note

LONDON, England (CNN) — A letter by one of the men who police say rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into Glasgow’s airport shows the alleged attackers intended to kill themselves in a suicide bombing, sources close to the investigation tell CNN.

British police investigating Saturday’s incident in Glasgow, Scotland, found the suicide note, which they believe shows the men intended to die in the botched attack...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/04/london.investigation/index.html

(fwiw)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4943582.html

July 4, 2007, 12:36PM
Baggage delivery worker shot after argument

A man who worked at a baggage delivery company at 15108 Lee was found lying in the alley behind the business on Tuesday night with several gunshot wounds to his abdomen area.

The man, 47-year-old Donald Bruce Webb, was taken to Northeast Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

According to the Houston Police Department, Webb was involved in an altercation with an unknown man earlier in the day and the two exchanged insults several times during the afternoon. Webb was working alone in the alley shortly after 9 p.m. when co-workers heard several gunshots and went to investigate.

Police did not say whether there is a suspect at this time.

cynthia.garza@chron.com