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October 01, 2011

FBI Thwarts R/C Model 'Terrorist Attack'

Says US Citizen Planned To Pack R/C Models With Explosives

General Aviation advocates have been alarmed at the TSA's continued mission creep into light aircraft, despite the fact that terrorists don't appear interested in using them for attacks. Maybe TSA just didn't think small enough. In Boston, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz says a suspect has been charged with planning attacks on the US Capitol and the Pentagon using radio-controlled model airplanes filled with plastic explosives.

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