You could feel that sooner or later Crisco boy would come to dubya's
rescue. Nothing like a terrorist attack alert to take the public's
mind off of the Iraq catastrophe.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has
warned the airline industry that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s
al Qaeda network is planning new suicide hijackings and bombings in
the United States or abroad, saying the danger ran until at least the
end of summer.
"At least one of these attacks could be executed by the end of the
summer 2003," the department said in an advisory sent out on Saturday
and obtained on Tuesday.
"Al Qaeda planners have primarily considered suicide hijackings and
bombings as the most promising method to destroy aircraft in flight as
well as to strike ground targets," the advisory said.
"Attack venues may include the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia or the
East Coast of the United States due to the relatively high
concentration of government, military and economic targets," according
to the advisory.
"The hijackers may try to calm passengers and make them believe they
were on a hostage, not suicide mission. The hijackers may attempt to
use common items carried by travelers, such as cameras, as weapons,"
the advisory stated.
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