9/11 Commission Final Report

Full PDF document on the findings of the 9/11 Commission on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Executive Summary

Full PDF document of the Executive Summary from the 9/11 Commission on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Police Seal Building Housing Kerry Campaign

A white powder found in a package opened at John Kerry's presidential campaign headquarters Thursday was harmless and could have been garlic powder, authorities said of an apparent hoax that forced police to seal off the building.

"It appears to be some kind of garlic powder, commonly used for seasoning foods," said Alan Etter, a spokesman for the Washington, D.C., Fire Department.

The package, containing two letter-sized envelopes, was turned over to the FBI for further investigation.

Debra Weierman, spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington field office, said initial field tests on the substance turned up no evidence of any harmful substance. "No hazard was detected," she said.

Bomb Threat Aboard Turkish Ship off U.S.

WASHINGTON — A report of a bomb aboard a Turkish merchant ship Thursday forced the U.S. Coast Guard to escort the vessel away from the port of Philadelphia and anchor it near the mouth of the Delaware River, where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean, senior Defense officials told FOX News.

The ship's master became irritated with the length of time a routine Coast Guard search was taking and made comments about a possible explosion, officials said. He refused to allow authorities to search certain portions of the vessel, called the Cenk Kaptanoglu.

But the captain later told authorities he'd been joking about the bomb, officials told FOX News. The ship, which was carrying coal, had not yet been boarded for its second inspection.

Still, the Coast Guard took his comments "very seriously" and planned to conduct a "multi-agency" search, officials told FOX News.

Turkey Train Derailment Kills Over 100

MEKECE, Turkey — Turkey's showcase express train derailed Thursday in the northwest, killing at least 36 people and injuring about 60 after critics warned the old tracks along the Istanbul-Ankara (search) line could not handle the new high-speed cars.

At least four cars overturned near the small, rural village of Mekece, with most of the damage in two cars that crashed into each other. Bodies lay near the tracks as people climbed on the overturned cars looking for survivors. Darkness hampered rescue operations, with soldiers searching the wreckage and treating the injured by flashlight.

"The train was a little fast going around the curves," said injured passenger Namik Kemal Ozden, lying in his hospital bed with his face bandaged. "There were vibrations. My cousin was sitting next to me, we hugged each other. The windows broke and we fell to one side. We could only understand what happened once we got out."

It was not immediately known what caused the train to derail about halfway to its destination in the capital. But there was opposition when the line started operating June 4, with critics saying the tracks too old for the new trains.