Al Qaeda-Linked Website Threatens Monrovia Company That Makes Military Drones -- L. A TimesAeroVironment executives step up security after warning.
Federal authorities have warned corporate executives at a Monrovia-based builder of small drone aircraft used in Afghanistan that they are among about 60 people targeted on an Al Qaeda-connected website.
In the wake of the warning, AeroVironment and authorities in Monrovia have stepped up security at the company's corporate headquarters on West Huntington Drive.
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My Comment: This is creepy because it tells me that someone linked with Al Qaeda took the time to find out who are the "brains" and developers of U.S. military uav technology. Al Qaeda's intel and analysis can be frighteningly accurate sometimes.
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