CDC Investigates 11 Sick Passengers On Mexico To Miami Flight
June 12, 2007 by Homeland Security NTARC News
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Health authorities responded Tuesday to reports that 11 people were ill on a flight from Mexico to Miami International Airport.
The Aeromexico flight from Merida, Mexico, landed at the airport and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was meeting with authorities in Miami to assess the situation, said Von Roebuck, a CDC spokesman. He had no further details.
Aeromexico spokeswoman Gemma Liebanas said the airline is investigating.
“I think that the people who got sick, it must have been from something they ate at the airport, because no food is served on the flight from Merida to Miami at that hour of the day,” Liebanas said.
Airport spokesman Marc Henderson could not confirm the illnesses. He said the plane landed at about 1:10 p.m.
Fox News Reports On Islamberg Compound In New York
June 12, 2007 by Homeland Security NTARC News
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Hidden in a remote area off a primitive dirt road lies a mysterious 70-acre compound in which more than 100 Muslims live in seclusion, following the teachings of its founder, a radical cleric with alleged ties to terrorism.
It’s neither a Taliban stronghold outside Jalalabad, nor an extremist madrassa on the outskirts of Karachi.
It’s a place called Islamberg, a closed and seemingly quiet community at the foot of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, about three hours north of Manhattan.
It’s also a compound shrouded in local rumors, mystery — and fear — sitting near the huge reservoir system that provides New York City with most of its drinking water.
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