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FBI Issues Alert for Stolen Propane Tankers
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - FBI agents in Texas issued a nationwide alert on Tuesday for two stolen propane tanker trucks, laden with thousands of gallons of the volatile liquefied gas. A San Antonio gas company discovered the trucks, one carrying 3,000 gallons and the other carrying 2,500 gallons, had been stolen after employees returned on Tuesday from the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, the FBI said. The thefts could have occurred as early as May 25, FBI Agent Patrick Patterson said.
"Propane is one of the elements that terrorists have been trained on, so we’re very concerned about it," Patterson told a news conference...The FBI and San Antonio police said propane thefts were common in south Texas, given its proximity to northern Mexico...A tanker was converted into a truck bomb for the Khobar Towers apartment bombing in Dharan, Saudi Arabia, nearly eight years ago...
No worries. Probably some friendly Mexicans are loading up for the upcoming babecue season. When is the WH and Congress going to get off their butts and militarize our borders? Where is the political will to take our sovereignity [which impacts significantly on national security] with something more than a wink to Presidente Fox? It’s ironic that our tax dollars are paying for our marines to control Iraq’s border whereas Jose and Abdullah and their extended families and their cats and donkeys can cruise right through our southern border 24/7 with impunity.
TRUCKS HAVE BEEN FOUND: Two stolen propane trucks stolen from San Antonio were located Wednesday morning, KSAT 12 News reported. Pat Patterson, FBI Agent-In-Charge, of San Antonio, confirmed to KSAT 12 News that the trucks were found abandoned 2 miles east of the Laredo on Highway 359. "They're being processed," Patterson said in a telephone interview with KSAT 12 News.
Patterson said a resident noticed the trucks from news reports and notified authorities. When asked if the trucks may have been headed to Mexico, Patterson said, "that's a good assumption." The tanks appeared to still have propane in them, Patterson added. "We're very relieved about that," he said.

Posted by: rex 2004-06-02
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