- WASHINGTON - The FBI issued
a warning to state and local law enforcement nationwide Thursday about
a possible attack soon against transportation systems, particularly railroads.
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- Officials said the warning, based on information obtained
from Al Qaeda prisoners, suggested that terrorists may try to take out
bridges, key sections of tracks or train engines in an effort to cause
derailments and widespread damage.
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- Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge was contacting key
state and local officials to urge their help and vigilance in warding off
any such attack.
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- New York Gov. George Pataki said, "There are threats
by those out there who are looking to do us harm here in the United States."
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- He said Ridge did not identify any specific target in
New York. Even so, Pataki said, "We've contacted the MTA, the Port
Authority, local law enforcement, put out an advisory across the state
to make sure that the public is vigilant and we are vigilant in protecting
public services and infrastructure points across this state."
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- Separately, U.S. intelligence has learned that Al Qaeda
supporters may be planning strikes on ships in the Persian Gulf and nearby
seas, said one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
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- The threats are to both military vessels and commerical
shipping, the official said. Terrorists believed linked to Al Qaeda attacked
an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen earlier this month.
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