FBI Questions Person In Probe Of Lasers Aimed At Planes
December 31, 2004
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A laser beam was aimed at a police helicopter Friday - one of several incidents involving aircraft across the country in the past week - and federal authorities were questioning someone who had been at a house where they said the light had originated.
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Bulletin Details Al Qaeda Tactics
December 31, 2004
A new government intelligence bulletin describes in the greatest detail yet Al Qaeda’s (search) techniques for assessing potential targets, extolling the lethal power of flying, shattered building glass and advising that kerosene and tires are effective for a deadly arson attack.
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Algerian who knew two Sept. 11 hijackers deported from San Diego
December 31, 2004
A man who met with two Sept. 11 hijackers before they crashed an American Airlines jet into the Pentagon has been deported from San Diego to Algeria, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
Samir Abdoun, 38, was arrested 11 days after the 2001 attacks and convicted of immigration and passport violations and Social Security fraud, according to Homeland Security.
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Lasers illuminate 6 airline cockpits in 4 days
December 30, 2004
CNN.com - Lasers illuminate airline cockpits on approach - Dec 29, 2004
Six commercial airliners in the past four days have had their cockpits illuminated by laser beams while attempting to land, a government official stated Wednesday.
The incidents have happened “all over the place” and in “kind of odd places,” the official said without elaborating.
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Colorado: Laser at planes spurs probe
December 30, 2004
The FBI is investigating reports from two pilots that their cockpits were filled with laser light on approach to the Colorado Springs airport.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin in November warning law enforcement agencies that terrorists have explored using lasers as weapons, but authorities know of no specific terrorist plan to blind airline pilots.
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Britons’ belief in God vanishing as religion is replaced by apathy
December 29, 2004
To say that Britain is rapidly becoming a godless country would be too strong, but a YouGov survey provides overwhelming evidence that the British are now a largely irreligious people.
Only a minority believe that God exists and almost everyone acknowledges that Britain is becoming an increasingly secular society.
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4 detained for filming power plant
December 29, 2004
Federal authorities have determined four men found videotaping footage near the Limerick nuclear plant were not involved in terrorist activities. Jerri Williams, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Philadelphia, said it appears the four men from Guatemala were making a “tourist video,” highlighting portions of the area that happened to include footage of the Limerick Generating Station.
Williams said authorities determined that three of the men are illegal aliens. They are currently being held by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Office in Philadelphia, she said.
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FBI Probes Laser Beam Directed at Cockpit
December 29, 2004
Authorities are investigating a mysterious laser beam that was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet.
The beam appeared Monday when the plane was about 15 miles from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the FBI said.
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Anaheim mosque leader agrees to leave United States
December 28, 2004
An Orange County mosque leader from Egypt who authorities said had given speeches that could be considered supportive of terrorist organizations agreed Tuesday to leave the United States voluntarily, giving up his fight to remain in the country.
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Osama: Boycott elections in Iraq
December 27, 2004
A new audiotape purportedly with the voice of Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to boycott the Jan. 30 elections, according to the Arabic-language satellite television channel al-Jazeera.
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