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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Web posted at 8:04:19 AM GMT Armed men 'were no threat to Obama' DENVER - US authorities were yesterday investigating whether three men arrested in Colorado with guns and drugs planned to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, but said they posed no real threat. |
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"We're absolutely confident there is no credible threat to the candidate, the Democratic National Convention (in Denver), or the people of Colorado," US Attorney Troy Eid said in a statement. A US government official said: "It's premature to say that it was a valid threat or that these folks have the ability to carry it out." He added: "It could also turn out that these were nothing but a bunch of knuckleheads, meth-heads." Local media reported that police in the city of Aurora east of Denver found two rifles, ammunition, a bulletproof vest, walkie-talkies and methamphetamine in a rented pickup truck driven by one of the men during a traffic stop early on Sunday morning. The reports said the suspects claimed to Aurora police they planned to shoot Obama as he accepted the Democratic nomination at an open-air football stadium. The suspects are Tharin Gartrell (28), Nathan Johnson (32), and Shawn Adolf (33), the reports said. Aurora police spokesmen were not immediately available for comment. Authorities said that the three people has been arrested on firearms and drug charges. The US Attorney's office was expected to give further details at a news conference late yesterday. The Secret Service, FBI and the US Joint Terrorism Task Force are all investigating the alleged plot. Nampa-Reuters, The Daily Telegraph |
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