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| Pilot air attack on US tax office | Pilot air attack on US tax office |
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| The pilot of a plane which crashed into an office block in Austin, Texas left a note expressing his anger at federal tax authorities, police say. | The pilot of a plane which crashed into an office block in Austin, Texas left a note expressing his anger at federal tax authorities, police say. |
| Police are linking the apparent suicide note left online to Joseph Andrew Stack, the man named as the pilot. | Police are linking the apparent suicide note left online to Joseph Andrew Stack, the man named as the pilot. |
| The note criticised the Internal Revenue Service - based inside the office block and declared: "Violence is the only answer". | The note criticised the Internal Revenue Service - based inside the office block and declared: "Violence is the only answer". |
| Firefighters continue to search for one person who is still unaccounted for. | Firefighters continue to search for one person who is still unaccounted for. |
| 'Leaping flames' | 'Leaping flames' |
| The single-engined Piper Cherokee airplane hit the second floor of the seven-storey building at 0956 local time (1556GMT). | The single-engined Piper Cherokee airplane hit the second floor of the seven-storey building at 0956 local time (1556GMT). |
| It had taken off from nearby Georgetown airport in Texas, and did not file a flight plan, Lynn Lunsford of the Federal Aviation Administration said. | It had taken off from nearby Georgetown airport in Texas, and did not file a flight plan, Lynn Lunsford of the Federal Aviation Administration said. |
| Twisted metal and debris seemed to be the only thing left on some floors | Twisted metal and debris seemed to be the only thing left on some floors |
| Heather Wills, from Austin, told the BBC that she was driving past when she saw the huge cloud of black smoke. | Heather Wills, from Austin, told the BBC that she was driving past when she saw the huge cloud of black smoke. |
| "As I got nearer I could see flames leaping out of the building - the flames were two storeys high. I could hear the glass windows shattering from the heat. | "As I got nearer I could see flames leaping out of the building - the flames were two storeys high. I could hear the glass windows shattering from the heat. |
| "My first thought was that it was a fire. The traffic was backed up all along the freeway." | "My first thought was that it was a fire. The traffic was backed up all along the freeway." |
| Around 190 IRS employees work in the office complex and some were forced to climb out of windows after the plane burst into flames. | Around 190 IRS employees work in the office complex and some were forced to climb out of windows after the plane burst into flames. |
| Two people were taken to hospital, but it is not clear if they were seriously injured. There has been no official statement on the status of the pilot. | Two people were taken to hospital, but it is not clear if they were seriously injured. There has been no official statement on the status of the pilot. |
| Grievance | Grievance |
| Police are also investigating whether Mr Stack set fire to his house before crashing the plane. | Police are also investigating whether Mr Stack set fire to his house before crashing the plane. |
| The message on the website apparently registered to and signed by Mr Stack speaks of having problems with the IRS. | The message on the website apparently registered to and signed by Mr Stack speaks of having problems with the IRS. |
| "Well, Mr Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well," the note reads. | "Well, Mr Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well," the note reads. |
| Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said there was no cause for concern and assured residents that it was an isolated incident. | Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said there was no cause for concern and assured residents that it was an isolated incident. |
| The White House said the crash did not appear to be an act of terrorism. | The White House said the crash did not appear to be an act of terrorism. |
| White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama had been briefed about the incident. | White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama had been briefed about the incident. |
| The Department of Homeland Security was investigating the crash, he added. | The Department of Homeland Security was investigating the crash, he added. |
| As a precaution, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Houston, Texas, to patrol the area. | As a precaution, the North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Houston, Texas, to patrol the area. |