posted on Oct, 7 2004 @ 12:45 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Terrorists Strike National Park
"MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. (AP)--A string of suicide bombers rocked Mount St. Helens National Park on Monday in what federal homeland
security officials are describing as �the most brazen attack on US soil since September 11.�
The number of bombers involved in the attack is still unknown, but the blast was powerful enough shake the ground several miles away. A large debris
cloud emanating from the top of the mountain could be seen from as far away as Olympia.
�Based on the size and intensity of the explosion, we have reason to believe that multiple suicide-bombers were involved,� Secretary of Homeland
Security Tom Ridge told reporters in a hastily convened press conference at 3pm.
Ridge urged residents close to Mount St. Helens National Monument to remain in their homes until they received further instructions from authorities.
�At this moment the damage from the explosions seems relatively contained, and we do not believe that the mountain constitutes a further threat to
locals,� he said.
�We have no reason to believe that biological, chemical or nuclear weapons were used,� he added. �But we will be unable to be sure until explosives
experts arrive at the site.�"
Mount St. Helens was attacked Monday in what officials describe as the �most brazen attack on US soil since September 11.�
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