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| FBI calls July 4 attack terrorism |
| 2003-04-14 |
| EFL The shooting deaths of two Israeli-Americans at Los Angeles International Airport last year was an act of terrorism, but the Egyptian-born killer had no links to Islamic extremist groups, according to a final FBI report on the case. The FBI findings about the July 4 shooting rampage at an El Al ticket counter by Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, which claimed the lives of Yaacov (Jacob) Aminov, 46, a jewelry importer, and Victoria Hen, 25, a ticket agent. Hadayet, who was standing in the El Al passenger line, opened fire with a .45-caliber handgun, killing the Hen and Aminov, and was himself shot and killed by an El Al security guard within seconds. After waffling for months over Hadayetâs motives and whether to classify the attack as terrorism â to the frustration of the victimsâ families and Israeli officials â the FBI in its report concludes that the Egyptian immigrant methodically planned the killings to express his anger over Israeli treatment of Palestinians. Surprise meter didn't budge. A devout Muslim, Hadayet had âtold people close to him that he believed in violent jihad and also believed in targeting innocent civilians,â Los Angeles FBI spokesman Matthew McLaughlin said April 11. âIt appears clear, with El Al being a government-owned Israeli airline, that he was launching an attack against that government,â McLaughlin added. In the weeks before the shooting, which occurred on Hadayetâs 41st birthday, he had closed several bank accounts, bought guns, and sent his family on vacation to Egypt. It's called premeditation. The FBI concluded that Hadayet had acted as a loner. Yup, just like the DC sniper. Oh, wait...... |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Gray Davis,lowest approval rating of a California governer in the last 30 years. Maybe our boys can bring back a power plant for Calfornia. |
| Posted by: Brew 2003-04-15 00:48:43 |
| #5 Logic must have been the last possible avenue in cracking this brutally mysterious case. We all knew the moment we heard the "breaking news" that it was a Islamic terrorist! Who are these people? Federal Bureau of Idiots perhaps??? In other "This just in news," the FBI projects that the war on terror will be won by the year 2948..." |
| Posted by: matinum 2003-04-14 21:24:08 |
| #4 Nothing wrong with Gray Davis calling it terrorism, just make sure that he doesn't have to handle any money while doing so. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-14 16:07:25 |
| #3 Well, now maybe we can get Grey Davis to call it terrorism too, and, heaven forbid there's a next time, call in someone more suited to deal with it than the CHP. (no disrespect meant to the CHP of course...) |
| Posted by: Ken 2003-04-14 12:21:55 |
| #2 KP: LOL! One has to wonder how much element 79 we spent for them to come to this brilliant conclusion. Doh! |
| Posted by: becky 2003-04-14 12:18:49 |
| #1 Meanwhile in other news, IUPAC calls gold "Element 79." |
| Posted by: KP 2003-04-14 12:04:01 |