Thursday, September 06, 2007

Terrorists Foil FBI Watchlist Due to 'Technical Glitch'

An AP newswire article by Lara Jakes Jordan, via SFGate.com, reports that:

The FBI failed to put as many as 20 suspected terrorists on watch lists tailored to alert border agents and immigration officials because of a technology glitch, a Justice Department audit concluded Thursday.

It was not immediately clear whether any of the suspects entered the United States as a result of the security lapse.

Responding, the director of the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center acknowledged the gap, but said it soon will be fixed.

More here.

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