Friday, December 26, 2003


Yahoo! News - Officials Feared Las Vegas a Target, Paper Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government officials were concerned some passengers boarding one of the Air France flights from Paris to Los Angeles that were canceled this week for security reasons might intend to crash-land it in Las Vegas, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

On Thursday, a day after Air France canceled six flights between Paris and Los Angeles at U.S. urging, officials said terrorists may be seeking a repeat of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed about 3,000 people.

Vegas?