FBI interviewing man over stadiums threat
19/10/2006 - 15:34:45The FBI is today interviewing a Milwaukee resident believed to be responsible for posting what officials think are phoney threats on a website about radiological dirty bomb attacks on National Football League stadiums this weekend.
The person, described only as a young adult, did not appear to have any ties to terrorist groups, according to a law enforcement official.
The threats, which were posted on the internet site a week ago, were not seen as credible and were not backed up by intelligence indicating such an attack might be imminent, according to the FBI and the Homeland Security Department.
Homeland Security yesterday alerted the NFL and authorities in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Oakland and Cleveland, saying they were acting “out of an abundance of caution.”
