Bin Laden posters used for target practice

DAL2001092504 - 25 SEPTEMBER 2001 - DALLAS, TEXAS USA: Curt Watkins takes aim at a Osama Bin Laden posters he uses for target practice at the Bullet Trap in Plano, Texas. The range has sold around 1000 of the Bin Laden targets since Friday. All profits from the sales are going to aid the children of firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center bombing. cc/cc/Ian Halperin UPI

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