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FBI WAS INFORMED SINCE 1995 OF A TERRORIST PLAN TO USE HIJACKED AIRCRAFT AGAINST BUILDINGS

WASHINGTON, USA, According to revelation of some Philippine investigators, the FBI was warned since 1995 of the possibility that terrorists was planning an attack in which they would have to hijack aircrafts and slam them into civilian and military buildings, including Pentagon. Philippines authorities learned of this plan after a small fire in a Manila apartment, which turned out to be the hideout...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 17653
Rome, Italy, 09/20/2001 12:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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