Texas pilot air attack on US tax office
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Austin Plane Crash: Office Building Hit In Northwestern Austin, Texas (VIDEO)
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The pilot of a plane which crashed into an office block in Austin, Texas, left a note expressing his anger at federal tax authorities, police say.
Police are linking the apparent suicide note left online to Joseph Andrew Stack, the man named as the pilot.
The note criticised the Internal Revenue Service - based inside the office block and declared: "Violence is the only answer."
Firefighters continue to search for one person who is still unaccounted for.
Grievance
Police are also investigating whether Mr Stack set fire to his house before crashing the plane.
The message on the website apparently registered to and signed by Mr Stack speaks of having problems with the IRS.
"Well, Mr Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well," the note reads.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said there was no cause for concern and assured residents that it was an isolated incident.
The White House said the crash did not appear to be an act of terrorism.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama had been briefed about the incident.
The Department of Homeland Security was investigating the crash, he added.
As a precaution, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Houston, Texas, to patrol the area.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8522746.stm
Austin Plane Crash: Office Building Hit In Northwestern Austin, Texas (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/austin-plane-crash-office_n_467264.html
The pilot of a plane which crashed into an office block in Austin, Texas, left a note expressing his anger at federal tax authorities, police say.
Police are linking the apparent suicide note left online to Joseph Andrew Stack, the man named as the pilot.
The note criticised the Internal Revenue Service - based inside the office block and declared: "Violence is the only answer."
Firefighters continue to search for one person who is still unaccounted for.
Grievance
Police are also investigating whether Mr Stack set fire to his house before crashing the plane.
The message on the website apparently registered to and signed by Mr Stack speaks of having problems with the IRS.
"Well, Mr Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well," the note reads.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said there was no cause for concern and assured residents that it was an isolated incident.
The White House said the crash did not appear to be an act of terrorism.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama had been briefed about the incident.
The Department of Homeland Security was investigating the crash, he added.
As a precaution, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Houston, Texas, to patrol the area.
