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un'altra ragione per stare attenti, specie in vista del fine settimana: sono un paio di giorni che prima sui giornali locali di Boston e poi su quelli nazionali si sta scrivendo di una caccia all'uomo a dei cinesi che starebbero per assemblare un bomba sporca da far esplodere negli states
Radiation sensors deployed as Boston probes threat
By Greg Frost
BOSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Police carrying radiation detectors patrolled Boston's subway system on Friday after the FBI added another 10 names to a list of people it wants to question over a reported "dirty bomb" plot in the city.
Authorities reassured area residents that there was no cause for panic two days after an uncorroborated tip triggered a Federal Bureau of Investigation manhunt. Media reports spoke of threats to explode a so-called "dirty bomb" which disperses low-level radioactive material.
The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts would not rule out the possibility of a hoax, while Boston newspapers reported on Friday that officials were eyeing revenge as a possible motive for the anonymous tip received by California police.
"It could be a drug deal gone bad and (the tipster is) using this threat of a terrorist attack to bring a ton of heat down on someone," the Boston Herald quoted one unnamed law enforcement official as saying.
While there was no change in the terror alert status either nationally or in Massachusetts, authorities appeared to be treating the potential threat seriously.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the region's mass transit system, deployed more officers than normal around downtown Boston and some were using radiation sensors, according to Deputy Chief John Martino.
"As is the case with any alert we deploy teams of officers with radiological detectors throughout the system," Martino told Reuters, adding that such deployments were also standard for big events such as the Boston Marathon and July 4.
The FBI, which on Wednesday night released the names and photographs of two Chinese men and two Chinese women it sought for questioning in connection with the potential threat, released the names of another 10 people on Thursday night.
The FBI called the 10 people -- nine men and one woman -- "persons of interest in the unspecified potential threat to the City of Boston." But as with the four names released on Wednesday night, the FBI said none of the names had ever shown up on any "watch list."
Eight of the nine men had Chinese names, while the ninth was named Jose Ernesto Beltran Quinones.
The FBI released passport numbers and possible dates of birth for six of the 10 people. The lone woman, Yu Xian Weng, was listed with two passport numbers and two possible dates of birth.
Officials at the Chinese Embassy in Washington were not immediately available for comment.
Radiation sensors deployed as Boston probes threat
By Greg Frost
BOSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Police carrying radiation detectors patrolled Boston's subway system on Friday after the FBI added another 10 names to a list of people it wants to question over a reported "dirty bomb" plot in the city.
Authorities reassured area residents that there was no cause for panic two days after an uncorroborated tip triggered a Federal Bureau of Investigation manhunt. Media reports spoke of threats to explode a so-called "dirty bomb" which disperses low-level radioactive material.
The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts would not rule out the possibility of a hoax, while Boston newspapers reported on Friday that officials were eyeing revenge as a possible motive for the anonymous tip received by California police.
"It could be a drug deal gone bad and (the tipster is) using this threat of a terrorist attack to bring a ton of heat down on someone," the Boston Herald quoted one unnamed law enforcement official as saying.
While there was no change in the terror alert status either nationally or in Massachusetts, authorities appeared to be treating the potential threat seriously.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the region's mass transit system, deployed more officers than normal around downtown Boston and some were using radiation sensors, according to Deputy Chief John Martino.
"As is the case with any alert we deploy teams of officers with radiological detectors throughout the system," Martino told Reuters, adding that such deployments were also standard for big events such as the Boston Marathon and July 4.
The FBI, which on Wednesday night released the names and photographs of two Chinese men and two Chinese women it sought for questioning in connection with the potential threat, released the names of another 10 people on Thursday night.
The FBI called the 10 people -- nine men and one woman -- "persons of interest in the unspecified potential threat to the City of Boston." But as with the four names released on Wednesday night, the FBI said none of the names had ever shown up on any "watch list."
Eight of the nine men had Chinese names, while the ninth was named Jose Ernesto Beltran Quinones.
The FBI released passport numbers and possible dates of birth for six of the 10 people. The lone woman, Yu Xian Weng, was listed with two passport numbers and two possible dates of birth.
Officials at the Chinese Embassy in Washington were not immediately available for comment.
