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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Officials have launched an investigation into leaflets found near Marine
Corps Base Quantico, Va., which “may or may not be associated with the
terrorist organization known as the Islamic State,” base spokesman Maj.
Andrew J. Bormann told Marine Corps Times on Friday.
Quantico is a major Marine Corps installation that includes several
important units and commands, such as Training and Education Command,
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, better known
as HMX-1, which transports President Obama in Marine One and tests
experimental aircraft. The base is also close to the FBI Academy.
A government employee came upon seven leaflets on Wednesday afternoon while
running through the town of Quantico, Bormann told Marine Corps Times. The
leaflets have a reversed image of the Islamic State group’s flag and
writing in Arabic that is translated as “We are here from Mexico and came
by train,” Bormann said in an email.
“Security personnel from the base informed the town of Quantico, the FBI
and NCIS,” Bormann said. “While these leaflets may be a hoax, base
officials are taking their discovery seriously.”
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading an investigation to
determine if the leaflets are authentic, he said. The leaflets have not been
found at any other Marine Corps installations.
The base has not taken any extra security precautions due to the discovery
of the leaflets, but the Marine Corps issued an administrative message on
Wednesday night telling Marines to report “even the most minor suspicious
activity.”
“Every Marine is our first line of defense and we emphasize to them that if
they see something, say something,” Bormann said. “Our Eagle Eyes program
is a program to enable just that.” |
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