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CIA Declassifies Warnings About Potential Bin Laden Plane Attack
Declassified documents reveal that the CIA warned the Clinton administration in 1998 about the potential for Osama bin Laden to use a plane as a weapon.
11 Sept, 22:54 — 12 Sept, 01:17
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CIA reveals Clinton administration was warned in 1998 of potential bin Laden plane attack
Newly released documents show US intelligence repeatedly warned of al-Qaeda threats before 9/11, including a scenario involving a plane “loaded with explosives” being flown into an American city.
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CIA Declassifies Intel Warnings Sent To White House Years Before 9/11
Briefers in July 1998 called it "plausible that Bin Ladin places a high priority on conducting attacks in the United States" and noted his "interest in conducting attacks with chemical and biological agents."
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