FBI on alert against crop-dusting threat
FBI has questioned over 3,000 pilots and aircraft owners in the past year amid fears terrorists could use crop dusting planes for biological or chemical attacks. Interviews yielded no arrests but spurred ongoing terrorism investigations. The Agricultural Aviation Threat Project, tied to 9/11 inquiries, continues as high threat levels persist.
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Airport screeners underperform in security tests
Washington AP reports that Homeland Security Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin and GAO findings show airport security laxness and bureaucratic TSA issues. Both government and private screeners performed poorly in covert checks, prompting subcommittee chairman John Mica to seek emergency talks with Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.
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