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NewsOctober 11, 2004

SEATTLE -- Federal authorities believe Washington state's ferry system has been under surveillance and could be a possible target for a terrorist attack, The Seattle Times reported Sunday. An FBI assessment determined that 19 suspicious incidents reported by law enforcement officers, ferry workers and passengers since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were highly likely or extremely likely to involve terrorist surveillance...

The Associated Press

SEATTLE -- Federal authorities believe Washington state's ferry system has been under surveillance and could be a possible target for a terrorist attack, The Seattle Times reported Sunday.

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An FBI assessment determined that 19 suspicious incidents reported by law enforcement officers, ferry workers and passengers since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were highly likely or extremely likely to involve terrorist surveillance.

The assessment helped prompt new security requirements that began Saturday.

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