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Las Vegas terror threat discounted

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Published: Jan. 21, 2005 at 1:33 AM

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A possible terrorist threat to Las Vegas has been discounted as not being credible.

The FBI and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young said in a joint statement Thursday that Las Vegas was among U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C., that were included in a warning of a potential attack using commercial vehicles.

The supposed threat was meant to coincide with President Bush's inauguration and was developed from information received by the FBI office in Las Vegas.

Officials said they took the necessary precautions but were unable to corroborate the information and eventually decided it was "non-credible."

Topics: Bill Young
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