A small private plane flew into a building in Austin, Texas that houses the FBI, IRS, and CIA. From eyewitness accounts, it was flying at or near full throttle and it caused a suspiciously large explosion. It may have been packed with explosives. The aircraft has a reputation for being very safe. It’s looks we just had a mini-9/11, but this time in Texas. Of course, we don’t know anything for sure just yet, but things don’t look good. Prepare for Crazy DEFCON 1 on steroids.
Fortunately, Dick Cheney is no longer in charge.
Update [2010-2-18 12:28:15 by BooMan]: Apparently, the building that was hit houses the IRS. The FBI shares the address but is housed in a different building. No word on the CIA. Also, a commercial plane that was headed to San Francisco has been diverted to Salt Lake City after a bomb threat.
Update [2010-2-18 12:59:3 by Steven D]: from CNN:
12:42 p.m.: The pilot of the plane had set his house on fire beforehand, stole the plane and crashed it intentionally, a federal official told CNN.
Update [2010-2-18 13:7:34 by Steven D]: More from Epoch Times:
Eyewitness reports indicate that the pilot flew his Cherokee 140 over a neighboring apartment complex and rammed the office building at full speed.
An NTSB report indicates that the pilot set his house on fire before taking off. The building he hit contains an IRS office, and a neighboring building contains an FBI office. There is some speculation that this was his intended target.
Initial reports are that the pilot might be Joseph Andrew Stack, a software engineer. His wife Cheryl and his daughter were rescued from the burning home. The pilot might have stolen the plane from Georgetown airport.
Police received to a domestic disturbance call from that Stack home before the fire or the plane theft were reported.
Sounds like an emotionally disturbed individual, and not an Al Qaeda type planned event in my opinion.
