“We may well be the target of preoperational terrorist planning”
By Mike Carter, The Seattle Times
| Alan Berner, The Seattle Times |
| Washington State Patrol Sgt. Kerry Kintzley, left, with Buddy, his bomb-sniffing yellow Lab, and Trooper Mike Allan are part of the enhanced security measures at the Colman Dock in Seattle as vehicles wait to board the boat to Bainbridge Island yesterday. |
Groups of men, including one tied to a federal terrorism investigation, have videotaped Washington ferry operations, prompting federal authorities to conclude the system has been under surveillance as a possible target for an attack.
U.S. Attorney John McKay, officials in the U.S. Coast Guard and other members of Seattle’s Joint Terrorism Task Force all share in that conclusion.
“We may well be the target of preoperational terrorist planning,” McKay said.