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Wed Aug-04-04 10:13 AM
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74. 12-24 "Farmer's Almanacs" terror alert

FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs
Monday, December 29, 2003 Posted: 7:18 PM EST (0018 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.

In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning."

It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are annotated in suspicious ways.

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/12/29/fbi.almanacs.ap/

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