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Texas Gov. Perry: border-crossers with al-Qaida ties arrested
Gov. Rick Perry told a Pittsburgh newspaper that some border-crossers with al-Qaida ties have been apprehended. "The information that we have is that there have been individuals who have crossed, and some that have been apprehended, that have ties back to the al-Qaida network," Perry told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.Perry spokesman Ted Royer said Friday the comments were based on federal intelligence sources having "confirmed that al-Qaida and other terrorist networks view the Southern border as a prime point of entry," Royer said, with people from countries where al-Qaida has a known presence having been apprehended not just in Texas but all along the border. Perry has pushed for more state resources for border security, saying Texas must make up for insufficient federal action. Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-29 |
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