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Anti-Aircraft Missiles Smuggled Into US - Wash Times
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. government has alerted airlines and law enforcement agencies that new intelligence indicates that Islamic terrorists have smuggled shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles into the U.S. , The Washington Times reports in its Friday edition.
According to the report, classified intelligence reports circulated among to Bush administration policymakers during the past two weeks identified the missiles as Russian-made SA-7 surface-to-air missiles or U.S. -made Stinger anti- aircraft missiles obtained covertly in Afghanistan , intelligence said who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Officials said that authorities are looking for three types of "manpads" or man-portable, air-defense systems, including SA-7s and Stingers, the Times reported.
Didn't this already happen? TWA 800
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. government has alerted airlines and law enforcement agencies that new intelligence indicates that Islamic terrorists have smuggled shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles into the U.S. , The Washington Times reports in its Friday edition.
According to the report, classified intelligence reports circulated among to Bush administration policymakers during the past two weeks identified the missiles as Russian-made SA-7 surface-to-air missiles or U.S. -made Stinger anti- aircraft missiles obtained covertly in Afghanistan , intelligence said who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Officials said that authorities are looking for three types of "manpads" or man-portable, air-defense systems, including SA-7s and Stingers, the Times reported.
Didn't this already happen? TWA 800
