Friday, 25. October 2002

FBI National Press Office
Terror WARNING


For Immediate Release October 24, 2002

On October 23, the FBI distributed through the NLETS communications system, an intelligence update warning state and local law enforcement of recent reporting that al-Qa'ida is targeting the U.S. railway sector. Information from debriefings of al-Qa'ida detainees as of mid-October indicates that the group has considered directly targeting U.S. passenger trains, possibly using operatives who have a Western appearance.

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