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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64871-2003Jul29.html
"Islamic Extremists" Plotting to Hijack Jets
(Washington Post) Terrorists operating in teams of five may be plotting suicide missions to hijack commercial airliners on the East Coast, Europe, or Australia this summer, possibly using "common items carried by travelers, such as cameras, modified as weapons," according to an urgent memo sent last weekend to all U.S. airlines and airport security managers. President Bush was briefed on the hijack threat by CIA Director George Tenet. Officials said the information came from high-ranking al Qaeda prisoners and has been corroborated by other intelligence; the circular specifically cites "Islamic extremists" as the planners of the possible attacks.