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Extremist Stowaways Sneak Into U.S.
Monday, May 13, 2002
United Press International

The containers are large enough to hold several individuals and enough supplies to last the approximately 10 days it takes for a ship to sail from Asia to the West Coast.

LOS ANGELES -- UPI
The Coast Guard has reportedly determined that 25 Islamic extremists have entered the United States since late March inside cargo containers aboard commercial freighters, arriving at three major seaports.

Fox News reported Monday that a May 10 Coast Guard intelligence report indicated that the stowaways made landfall in Miami, Long Beach, Calif., and Savannah, Ga.

Coast Guard officials in Washington and Los Angeles had no immediate comment on the Fox report, however the Journal of Commerce said a Coast Guard captain told them that the information had not been substantiated to the degree that a higher state of alert was being instituted.
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10 days old, but still newsworthy.

Dan