http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fbi_terrorFBI: Cleric's illness may spark attack
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 18 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The health of terrorist cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheik, is deteriorating — renewing fears that his death in prison could trigger an attack on the United States, officials said Thursday.
There is no credible indication that an attack on the U.S. is imminent, said several law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation.
In a two-page bulletin, dated Dec. 8, the
FBI reported to federal intelligence officials that Abdel-Rahman had been rushed from prison to a Missouri hospital two days earlier for a blood transfusion. There, doctors discovered a tumor on Rah liver, according to the bulletin, which was described to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official.
But U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Tracy Billingsley said Abdel-Rahman's condition had stabilized, and he has since been moved back to prison.
"His condition has improved," Billingsley said.........