Screwed News: New Terror Hoax
Terrorists’ Threat Against Empire State Now Considered HoaxMike Marchand
Screwed News
February 2, 2005
Last week’s threat to destroy the Empire State Building posted on a militant Islamic website is now believed to be a hoax, Screwed News has learned.
In the post, a militant Islamic group calling itself Crimson Jihad claimed it had a nuclear weapon in the 21st floor of the Empire State Building. The leader, known as “The Sand Spider,” threatened to “rain fire” on New York and an additional American city every week thereafter “unless the US pulls all military forces out of the Persian Gulf area, immediately and forever.”
But intelligence agencies believed from the outset that there was no such group. According to an expert from a counterterrorist agency, neither of which can be reported, the video was made to try to establish a “splinter faction.” Furthermore, according to the expert, the man in the video chose his name “probably because it sounds scary.”
According to a spokesperson for toy company Puzz3D, the images of New York’s famous landmark posted on the website resemble the 30-inch foam jigsaw puzzle nearly exactly. Another toy company, Mattel, is investigating whether or not the bomb shown in the video is one of its toys.
“The Sand Spider” could not be reached for comment.
posted by Marsh @ 2:50 AM
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