| 6/11 Terrorist Attack on a U.S. City? | |||
|
| |||
| Netlore Archive: Friend-of-a-friend email rumor warns of indications that a terrorist attack may take place in a large U.S. city (probably New York) on 6/11/04 | |||
| |||
Email text contributed by R. Weinstein, 9 June 2004:
|
FW: Don't Mean to Scare, Just Be Cautious
Hi all I hope everyone is doing well. The reason I am sending out this mass email to everyone is because of something that was brought to my attention the other day that I feel I need to tell as many people as possible incase it turns out to be true.. One of my colleagues has a good family friend who works in city hall. This friend called my coworker on Friday to tell him about some intelligence the city has gotten regarding a possible terror attack in the city (most likely the subways) planned for this Friday and urged him to avoid the subways if possible. He also told him something about the city placing an order for 2 to 3 thousand extra body bags. Now you have to take these things with a grain of salt because I am sure they get tons of this intelligence that turns out to be nothing. However there are some things that coincide with this Friday that seem to give it a higher probability than usual. The terrorists attacked the WTC on 9/11. They attacked Spain's subways on 3/11. This Friday just happens to be 6/11. Whether that means anything or not who knows. The thing that really has me concerned however is that all of a sudden a lot of things are now closed on Friday due to Reagan's death. The stock market, banks, Mail and all federal buildings are closed. Obviously Reagan's death wasn't planned but the fact they chose Friday as the day to do this big honoring of him strikes me as a little to coincidental (less people going to work = less people on the subway). The question that I get most when I tell people about this is why wouldn't they go on TV and warn people. Well I think the answer to that is simple....they can't. They would cause mass hysteria and the city would be out of control. Take this information and do with it what you want. I just felt the need to tell as many people as I could. God forbid something does happen this Friday and some people get hurt or die that I know and could have warned about it and didn't, well that would be a tough pill for me to swallow. I hope all this is bullshit and nothing happens this Friday or any day for that matter. One thing is for certain though if I have to work on Friday I am taking a cab. |
Comments: In a statement issued the evening of Wednesday, June 9, 2004, New York Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said there is no truth whatsoever to this email, which he labeled a hoax.
"The police department has received no credible threat information concerning a widely circulated email message that discusses a purported subway attack allegedly planned for Friday, June 11th," said Browne.
The message began circulating earlier that day. Many similar warnings have spread via the Internet since the devastating terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, none of which have proved accurate or timely.
Sources and further reading:
New York Police Say Email on Subway Attack Is Hoax
Reuters, 9 June 2004The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Designates President Ronald Reagan Memorial Service as National Special Security Event
Dept. of Homeland Security press release, 6 June 2004
Last updated: 06/09/04
