FBI Issues Truck Bomb Warning
Charles Johnson
Fri Aug 12, 2005 at 8:11 pm PDT • Views: 139
As I drove south down La Brea Avenue today I noticed quite a few fire trucks parked at the curb, at regular intervals. This may be why: FBI warns of al-Qaeda truck bombs.
Intelligence officials in the US have warned police agencies that al-Qaeda may be planning attacks using fuel tankers in major US cities.
The warning said fuel-laden vehicles could be hijacked and rammed into petrol stations to explode.
The cities of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are reported to be major targets.
However, FBI officials have stressed that the information which led to the warning has not been substantiated.
The possible attacks are reported to be being planned to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
“Attacks are planned specifically for New York, Chicago and Los Angeles,” said the memo, issued on Wednesday to police authorities in Los Angeles.
Frank says: