TSA Warns of Potential Terrorist Attacks on Business Aircraft

The U.S, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a warning to business aircraft and other general aviation operators, as well as airports that serve these aircraft, of possible terrorist activity directed specifically at them.

On April 13, 2006, a message posted in Arabic on a Web forum explained how to identify private American jets and urged Muslims to destroy all such aircraft:

"Destroy private American aircraft…We call upon all Muslims to follow and identify private civilian American aircrafts in all airports of the world…It is the duty of Muslims to destroy all types of private American aircrafts that are of the types Gulf Stream and Lear Jet and all small jet aircraft usually used by distinguished (people) and businessmen."  04-25-2006.

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