Fox News - FBI Warns of Floating Bomb Devices
The FBI warned law enforcement agencies of the potential for floating explosive devices â otherwise known as terrorist improvised mines â according to the weekly bulletin issued by the agency and obtained by FOX News. The FBI also included a list of potential indicators relating to planning a floating bomb or terrorist mine attacks: â Reports of launching or retrieving boats from unusually remote areas
â Reports involve aircraft dropping objects at night near harbors, ports or commercial airways
â Reports of abandoned small boats found adrift near sensitive sights
â Reports or incidents of unusual or unidentified floating objects near vessels or in harbors, ports or commercial waterways
â Evidence suggesting trends or patterns in terrorist-related hoaxes or threat reporting dealing with mines or floating IEDds
â Reports of suspicious requests for hydrographic charts associated with naval or commercial port facilities
â Reports of attempts to purchase or steal large magnets, large styrofoam blocks, large diameter PVC pipe, empty compressed gas cylinders or watertight storage drums.
Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-06-25 |