[Oremem/Idamem] ACTUAL INCIDENT BEAVERTON OR- HIDDEN SHADOW

[John E Jewkes-AAA0OR-AAA0ID]

ST AN3DOMS @ AA9USA
PP MTS 1P AN3DOMS
DE AAA0OR NR 513
P 052358Z SEP 03 ZOF ZEN 
FM JOHN JEWKES/AAA0OR OR/AAA0ID ID
TO ZOF DOMS/AAN3DOMS MD/AAA9USA AZ
INFO ZEN JAMES BANKS/AAA9W AZ
ZEN NNN0GBP OR NMCM SMD
ZEN NNN0EHG OR NMCM ECOM/OPNS
ZEN AFF5C UT/OR AFMARS SMD
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ACTUAL INCIDENT
SUBJECT: EEI REPORT/BEAVERTON OR
1. HIDDEN SHADOW
A. EXPLOSIVE DEVICE FOUND BEAVERTON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT 
INTERFACE 
B. OPERATIONAL
C. LIGHT RAIL AND TRANSIT ROUTES INTERRUPTED TEMPORARILY, 
ARE CURRENTLY BACK IN SERVICE. 
D. EXPLOSIVE DEVICE LEFT ON A LIGHTRAIL VEHICLE IN THE 
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TIMER WAS IMPROPERLY CONNECTED/SET. 
NO DIRECT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. 
E. OPERATIONAL.
F. OPERATIONAL.
G. CITY OF BEAVERTON OPERATIONS CENTER E-ALERT LIST 042355Z 
SEP 03; 1190 KEX RADIO NEWS 042359Z TO 052355Z SEP 03; 
H. BEAVERTON POLICE ADVISED OF AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE LEFT 
ABOARD A LIGHT RAIL TRAIN (KNOWN LOCALLY AS MAX). SINCE IT 
IS UNKNOWN AT WHICH POINT ALONG THE ROUTE THE DEVICE WAS 
LEFT, AND SINCE THE 'MAX' SYSTEM RUNS THROUGH MULTIPLE 
CITIES AND COUNTIES BEAVERTON POLICE IS THE LEAD 
INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY, AND IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER 
AGENCIES. TRI-MET, THE OPERATING ORGANIZATION FOR THE 'MAX' 
LIGHT RAIL AND TRANSIT SYSTEM HAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED 
OBSERVATION CAMERAS AND RECORDERS ON ALL MAX TRAIN CARS, 
AND HAS TURNED OVER THE TAPES FOR THE TWO CARS THAT WERE 
CONNECTED AT THE TIME OF THE DISCOVERY. NO ONE WAS SITTING 
NEAR THE BAG CONTAINING THE DEVICE AT THE TIME OF IT'S 
DISCOVERY. BOMB SQUAD PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REMOTELY 
DETONATED THE DEVICE, INDICATING THE CONTENTS COULD HAVE 
SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TRAIN AND TRACKS, CRIPPLING A 80,000 
PLUS RIDER PER DAY LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ON THE 'HEAVY USE' 
SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. BEAVERTON INDICATES THAT ALL AVAILABLE 
RESOURCES (LOCAL AND FEDERAL) WILL BE TAPPED IN AN EFFORT 
TO FIND THE PARTY(IES) RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING/MAKING THE 
DEVICE.
ACTUAL INCIDENT
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