Beware Osama Bin Laden
FBI chief warns Sydney about Games terrorism
Posted: Monday March 01, 1999 03:18 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Louis Freeh says Sydney's 2000 Olympic Games could be the target of an attack by Islamic terrorist Osama Bin Laden.
Freeh, who has been in Australia giving advice on law and order issues, made his comments on Channel Nine television Monday.
When asked if Sydney was at risk of attack by Bin Laden because of the large contingent of U.S. athletes and spectators attending the event, Freeh replied, "exactly."
"His threat, or Fatwah, [is] against not only Americans but the friends of America who we believe are clearly most of the world, and certainly our very close friends here in this part of the world," Freeh said.
"So I think the Olympics, APEC, the America's Cup -- these are all opportunities for someone who has a terrorist agenda to take advantage of an opportunity."
The APEC meeting of Asia Pacific leaders and the America's Cup yacht race will both be held in Auckland, New Zealand later this year.
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