FBI: Men in Cell Phone Arrest Pose No Terror Threat
An AP newswire article, via The Chicago Sun-Times, reports that:
The FBI said Monday it had no information to indicate that the three Texas men arrested with about 1,000 cell phones in their van had any connections to a known terrorist group.More here.
Authorities had increased patrols on Michigan's 5-mile-long Mackinac Bridge after local prosecutors said investigators believed the men were targeting the bridge.
Local authorities didn't say what they believe the men intended to do with the phones, most of which were prepaid TracFones, but Caro [Michigan]'s police chief noted that cell phones can be untraceable and used as detonators.
The FBI issued a news release Monday saying there is no imminent threat to the bridge linking Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas and that has no information indicating that the men have any direct link to a terrorist group.
posted by Fergie @ 8/14/2006 01:32:00 PM
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