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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002

Fighting crime on reservations in Arizona ranked ahead of terrorism prior to September 11's attacks, The Los Angeles Times reports.

Guadalupe Gonzalez, special agent in charge of the Phoenix FBI office, told the paper that terrorism was fourth in priority. Organized crime and drugs, white-collar crime and crime on Indian reservations were ahead.

The Phoenix office has been of concern because an agent warned that terrorist might try to hijack airplanes. His request to canvas flight training schools was rejected.

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