Reports of violence underway

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Emergency Net News is reporting several acts of (millennium-related) violence which have taken place.

Tampa: at the Radisson Harbor Inn, it is reported that 5 people have beend killed and a possible 3 wounded by a gun man.

New York City: Four individuals taken into custody on possible terrorist related plans.

Israel: suicide bomber attacks Israeli soldiers; at least 10 injured.

Indonesia: At least 250 killed as Muslim and Christian clashes escalate.

The complete stories are available at: http://www.emergency.com/ennday.htm

-- meg davis (meg9999@aol.com), December 31, 1999

Answers

meg, i don't know about you but i don't really like that web site. they "push" reality and sensationlize it a bit. i don't feel these are really y2k related. what will freak me out is when they get y2k related. i will watch it however. another source of up to the minute news!! thanks.

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), December 31, 1999.

I've got to say that people passing information like this off as "millennium-related" is one of my biggest concerns about Y2K. Sure, stopping a potential Y2K terrorist might be Y2K "news" but don't see how anyone can say the others are.

-- Sparky Watson (sparky@flashmail.com), December 31, 1999.

Sorry, my email on previous message should have read sparky714@flashmail.com

-- Sparky Watson (sparky714@flashmail.com), December 31, 1999.

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