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Pakistani Man Being Investigated By Utah Agents Has Sketchy Past Saturday, November 17, 2001 BY KEVIN CANTERA and MICHAEL VIGH (c) 2001, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A Pakistani man under investigation by Utah federal agents for possible links to international terrorism posed as a Muslim cleric in England a decade ago and raped eight followers -- including a 15-year-old girl. Last summer, Ghulam Rasool Chisthi also may have duped a group of religious leaders in Salt Lake City by claiming to be a holy man in Utah for a worldwide interfaith religious conference. Instead, authorities say, he was sniffing around ...

Gun permits through the roof SALT LAKE CITY -- Applications to carry concealed weapons are on the rise in Utah and around the country. "We are seeing quite a big increase," said Nannette Rolfe, director of the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification. Applications to carry concealed weapons in October 2001 jumped 61 percent compared to the previous October, Rolfe said. A total of 664 permits were issued last month. Before a person can submit an application for a concealed weapons permit, they must take a gun safety course, obtain two letters of reference and be fingerprinted, Rolfe said. Two weeks ...

Two fighter jets had to force down a single engine plane near Brigham City, Monday afternoon. This was not terrorist related. Sheriff's deputies say, the pilot, Raymond Montgomery, stole the plane from Preston, Idaho. At times, he flew the plane only a few feet above ground. He clipped power lines along the way. Deputies also say, he dropped a pipe bomb on I-15 while flying overhead. The fighter jet pilots eventually forced Montgomery to land the plane safely, on the property of the Aerospace company, "Thiokol". So far, no motive has been determined.