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| The Investigation |
| Crop duster plot feared |
| 2001-09-23 |
Time magazine reports in this week's editions that law-enforcement officials found a manual on crop-dusting equipment while searching suspected terrorist hideouts, adding to fears about a plot to spread chemical or biological agents via tiny crop-dusting planes. Investigators said they don't have any other evidence to corroborate such a plan, but the discovery of the manual resulted in crop-dusters being grounded briefly on Sept. 16, the report said. The FBI has asked members of a crop-dusters' trade group to "be vigilant" to any suspicious activity. The hunt for other suspects is still in full swing, with the Coast Guard checking all lists of crew and passengers on cruise ships and vessels entering the U.S., said Cmdr. Jim McPherson. The new practice has already been successful, leading to the arrest last week of a man wanted in connection with terrorist acts unrelated to the Sept. 11 hijackings. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |