September 6, 2001: Imprisoned Extremist Given Hint of Attack on US

Adel Ben Soltane Adel, a Tunisian detained in Milan, Italy, for his role in an extremist cell (see January 24, 2001), receives a letter from a fellow militant. The envelope contains an empty chewing gum wrapper. The wrapper is from Brooklyn gum, a popular Italian brand that features a picture of the Brooklyn bridge, so presumably it is a hint to Soltane about 9/11. Prison guards notice the wrapper when they open the envelope and think it odd. However, they do not realize the full significance until five days later. [Vidino, 2006, pp. 226]