Fears Mount for Pope's Safety After Threats by Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden's first public message this year, in which he accused Pope Benedict XVI of complicity in a "new Crusade" against Islam, is raising fears here over security measures for the papal visit next month and the possibility of a terrorist attack.

The accusations directed at the pope have some in the city worried about security during the pontiff's visit to America between April 15 and 20, which culminates in a Sunday, April 20, Mass at Yankee Stadium.

"When I heard the thing about bin Laden, I thought, this isn't good," Father Robert O'Connor of the Blessed Sacrament Church on the Upper West Side said. "It could stir up some wacko who wants to get attention."

Spokesmen for the police department and the United States Secret Service, the two agencies that will be spearheading what is expected to be an enormous security operation when the pope arrives in the city April 18, wouldn't say directly whether Mr. bin Laden's message raised any red flags regarding security and the pope's upcoming visit. The Jew York Sun

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