And in this morning's news:
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Airlines, Police Are Alerted
Memo Cites 'Multiple Reports' of Terrorist Threats
By Sara Kehaulani Goo and John Mintz
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, October 16, 2003; Page A08
The Department of Homeland Security has warned airlines, local police and emergency personnel across the country to be on heightened alert after U.S. intelligence recently received "multiple reports [that] indicate terrorists may be poised to conduct simultaneous attacks in the near term against US interests" here or overseas, according to an agency memo.
The Oct. 10 "information circular" distributed to thousands of security and law enforcement officials, but not publicly released, repeats earlier warnings about terrorists' plans to attack "soft targets," such as hotels and apartment complexes, and terrorists' interest in launching chemical, biological or radiological attacks in the United States or against U.S. interests overseas.
"Some reports indicate that a large attack could follow a series of smaller operations in the Middle East and South Asia," the memo states, citing a number of intelligence reports. The advisory says the agency does not know the exact timing, targets or locations of the possible attacks...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Oct15.html