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Terrorists plot for airline pilots
From correspondents in Washington
February 25, 2004
CIA Director George Tenet told lawmakers today terrorist organisations had tried to recruit airline pilots and avoid the tighter security at airports in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
"On aircraft plots alone, we have uncovered new plans to recruit pilots and to evade new security measures in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe," Tenet said at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on national security threats.
Tenet warned al-Qaeda remained committed to launching devastating assaults on US interests.
"Even catastrophic attacks on the scale of September 11 remain within al-Qaeda's reach,'' he said. ``Make no mistake, these plots are etched abroad, but they target US soil and that of our allies.''
From correspondents in Washington
February 25, 2004
CIA Director George Tenet told lawmakers today terrorist organisations had tried to recruit airline pilots and avoid the tighter security at airports in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
"On aircraft plots alone, we have uncovered new plans to recruit pilots and to evade new security measures in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe," Tenet said at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on national security threats.
Tenet warned al-Qaeda remained committed to launching devastating assaults on US interests.
"Even catastrophic attacks on the scale of September 11 remain within al-Qaeda's reach,'' he said. ``Make no mistake, these plots are etched abroad, but they target US soil and that of our allies.''
TC
