NFL Terror Threat Deemed Not Credible
October 18, 2006
Citing an “abundance of caution,’’ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned the National Football League and stadium security officials nationwide about dirty bomb threats posted on a Web site, a spokeswoman said.
“We did put out a private sector note about an hour ago,’’ said Joanna Gonzalez, a department spokeswoman. “We have been monitoring reports from overseas.’’
The threats, posted on an English-language Web site, said that an al Qaeda operative had smuggled deadly materials into the U.S. from Mexico.
“We judge that they are not credible. However, out of an abundance of caution we did want to notify federal state and local law enforcement and private sector partners to be vigilant,’’ Gonzalez said.
The department didn’t name the stadiums, and Gonzalez said the public shouldn’t change plans.
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