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Terrorist Attack Developments
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
The Associated Press

Recent developments related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks:
• The United States and its major allies agree to produce coordinated plan to freeze assets of terrorist organizations and to leave no stone unturned in the effort.

• U.S. government lifts ban on crop-dusting flights; the planes had been grounded amid fears of biological or chemical attack.

• Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Taliban government, saying Afghan leaders were defaming Islam by harboring and supporting terrorists.

• Osama bin Laden's organization makes fresh call to arms, saying "wherever there are Americans and Jews, they will be targeted."

• The FAA said it was considering a requirement that workers' identifications be verified, followed by new checks of employment histories and possible criminal backgrounds. The agency is also weighing whether to ban early seat selection and carry-on baggage.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with German leaders and calls for the "complete ideological and political isolation" of terrorists.

• Ruling Taliban say they are dispatching 300,000 fighters to defend Afghanistan's borders. United Nations says Taliban threaten to kill U.N. relief workers in Afghanistan.

• Stock prices fluctuate but are relatively stable.

• Death toll at World Trade Center rises to 279, missing number 6,398. Death toll at Pentagon remains 189, Pennsylvania crash 44.

• European Union delegation in Pakistan promises to help the nation cope with flood of refugees expected from Afghanistan if United States attacks.

• Attorney General John Ashcroft says 352 people have been arrested or detained in the investigation; another 392 people sought for questioning.

(Decatur Daily News Source)
Copyright 2001 Associated Press

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