Follow-Up: FBI: Men in Cell Phone Arrest Pose No Terror Threat

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via The Chicago Sun-Times (AP).

[snip]

The FBI said Monday it had no information to indicate that the three
Texas men arrested with about 1,000 cell phones in their van had any
connections to a known terrorist group.

Authorities had increased patrols on Michigan's 5-mile-long Mackinac
Bridge after local prosecutors said investigators believed the men were
targeting the bridge.

Local authorities didn't say what they believe the men intended to do
with the phones, most of which were prepaid TracFones, but Caro
[Michigan]'s police chief noted that cell phones can be untraceable and
used as detonators.

The FBI issued a news release Monday saying there is no imminent threat
to the bridge linking Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas and that
has no information indicating that the men have any direct link to a
terrorist group.

[snip]

More here:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cellphone14.html

- ferg


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