ALERT: 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE - TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN

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- ALERT -

8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE -

TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN

Friday, March 11, 2011

1:45am CST

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Tsunami Warnings for most of Pacific -- Hawaii, California...

Urgent Action should be taken

Could hit Hawaii as early as 3:00am Hawaii Time

Check local news for up-to-date info for your local area/situation

(Waves have said to be as high as 33 feet in Japan)

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- Above links to NOAA official website -

Image Credit NOAA

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- USGS REPORTS -

Magnitude 8.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC

Read their full report HERE

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* BBC.co.uk reports...
A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage... Japanese television showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake... Officials said the wave could be 10m (33ft), and numerous casualties are feared...

Read the full report/

WATCH LIVE COVERAGE

HERE 

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Powerful video footage in this report

This video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish

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Incredible Video:

Massive Wall of Water Sweeps Ashore in Japan

- Fox News Video -

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* MercuryNews.com posted this report up on their website a little after noon PST and it starts off like this... One person is missing in the Klamath River and one of the docks and several boats at the Santa Cruz harbor were destroyed today as tsunami waves generated from a powerful earthquake in Japan hit Northern California and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from the coast... The Eureka Times Standard is reporting the U.S. Coast Guard is currently searching for a man swept out to sea while taking photos of incoming tsunami waves near the mouth of the Klamath River...

Read this preliminary report in full at link below...

Tsunami: Santa Cruz harbor dock destroyed, man swept out to sea near Klamath River

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* LATimes.com reports the news this way... Eight-foot waves from the Japan tsunami destroyed much of Crescent City harbor, battered boats, closed the 101 Freeway and left one person missing... Local KDRV-TV reported that four people were washed out to sea Friday. Three were hurt and one is feared dead... Local residents reported that about three dozen boats were "crushed" in the harbor and that surging waters significantly damaged or destroyed most of the docks. Ocean water surging up Elk Creek north of the harbor reportedly lapped up to front doors of the community's cultural center... The Associated Press reported that the Coast Guard was searching for a man swept out to sea while taking pictures of the tsunami...

Read the rest at link below...

Crescent City harbor destroyed; 4 people swept into sea, 1 feared dead

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- Photos: Scenes from the earthquake

- Videos of the earthquake

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Much more to come...

AubreyJ.........

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U.S. Airports Warned Of Possible Terrorists Dry Runs

U.S. Airports Warned Of Possible

Terrorists Dry Runs

FOXNews.com has this story out this morning... Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September... The unclassified alert was distributed on July 20 by the Transportation Security Administration to federal air marshals, its own transportation security officers and other law enforcement agencies...
Read story in full HERE

* UPI.com has this take on the story that goes in part like this... "The unusual nature and increase in number of these improvised items raise concern and TSA personnel should continue vigilance for groupings of ordinary items that look like (Improvised Explosive Device) components," the bulletin said...
Read story in full at link below...
U.S. screeners warned of terror 'dry runs'

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(What does TSA have to say on all of this? Check the following statement out below.)
TSA Statement Regarding Intelligence Bulletin

on Suspicious Incidents at U.S. Airports

News media has obtained a routine TSA intelligence bulletin relating to suspicious incidents at U.S. airports. While this bulletin is not classified nor does it contain secret material, it is for official use only and is commonly shared with law enforcement partners, Federal Air Marshals and our transportation security officer workforce. There is no intelligence that indicates a specific or credible threat to the homeland.

During the past six months TSA has produced more than 90 unclassified bulletins of this nature on a wide variety of security-related subjects. We constantly feed intelligence and training information to our officers and the law enforcement community and this is one example of such information sharing.

Everyday, TSA senior officials review intelligence information with the intent to provide as much information as possible to our front line officers, air marshals and our law enforcement partners.

(Statement from the TSA website)
TSA File photo