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FBI Warns of 'Skyfall' Attack
By Declan McCullagh (declan at wired.com)
2:35 p.m. Oct. 11, 2001 PDT
WASHINGTON -- In a brief but dramatic statement, the FBI warned
Thursday that Americans should expect additional terrorist attacks.
A two-sentence press release on FBI.gov said there "may be additional
terrorist attacks within the United States and against U.S. interests
overseas over the next several days."
The content was disturbing enough, but even stranger was the Web
address of the press release:
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/skyfall.htm.
Just what did the FBI mean by inserting the word "skyfall" into a
description of a press release? Was it a reference to the 1970s-era
disaster novel entitled Skyfall, or a hint that the bureau was
remembering the children's tale in which Chicken Little warned of
calamity -- but was not believed?
A harried FBI spokeswoman who had been deluged with calls about
"skyfall" said the answer was none of the above -- and the press
release soon would be renamed.
[...]
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/skyfall.htm
For Immediate Release
October 11, 2001
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
Certain information, while not specific as to target, gives the
government reason to believe that there may be additional terrorist
attacks within the United States and against U.S. interests
overseas over the next several days. The FBI has again alerted all
local law enforcement to be on the highest alert and we call on all
people to immediately notify the FBI and local law enforcement of
any unusual or suspicious activity.
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