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Der Krieg ist der Vater der Dinge. -HERAKLIT
[Excepted from "Terrorists Trained by U.S. Aviation" By Pete Yost Associated Press Writer Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001; 11:29 a.m. EDT]
WASHINGTON -- At least one hijacker on each of the four planes in Tuesday's terrorist attacks was trained at a U.S. flight school, the Justice Department says. Well over 50 people may have been involved in the hijackers' well-financed operation.
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"This could have been the result of several terrorist kingpins working together. We're investigating that possibility," one law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press.
Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said the briefing he received Wednesday from law enforcement left him with the same impression.
"Most of it today points to Osama bin Laden, but the speculation at the end of the road is that he and his network were very much involved with Hezbollah, Fatah and other" terrorist organizations, Grassley said.
The senator said authorities told him all the hijackers were of Middle Eastern descent and that they had "a tremendous amount of ground support for each hijacker."
Fatah is headed by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who has denounced the attacks.
"We declare our genuine sorrow and unreserved condemnation of this criminal act," said Sakher Habash, a leader of Fatah in the West Bank town of Ramallah. ...
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