FBI Investigates Anonymous Phone Threats Against Commercial Airliners

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI is investigating anonymous telephone threats against commercial airliners Monday that involved at least six international flights and prompted at least one U.S. military escort, the Associated Press reports. Investigators believe the calls were connected but not credible. Still, authorities took precautions. For example, threats of a chemical weapon aboard…

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FBI Investigating Potential Terrorist Threat to U.S. Following Information Gathering

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a potential terrorist threat that targets the U.S. The FBI made the discovery while intercepting chatter and gathering other intelligence information, CNN reports. It’s unclear how serious the threat was or what it involved. One U.S. official said the threat involved parts of California, which has stepped…

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