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I must admit that by the pic, she could actually be pretty "dangerous" in 10-12 years.
6-year-old Ohio girl, Alyssa Thomas, placed on Homeland Security's terror watch list
by Joe Tacopino
Daily News Writer
Sunday, June 27th 2010, 11:48 AM
Alyssa Thomas flew to Minneapolis with her family recently, but not before a vigorous security check.
A new front in the war on terror may have opened in the first grade.
A family in Ohio learned that their six-year-old daughter is on Homeland Security’s terror watch list when they attempted to make a flight from Cleveland to Minneapolis.
A ticket agent informed Santhosh Thomas that his daughter Alyssa was on the list.
"She may have threatened her sister," Thomas told CNN. "But I don't think that constitutes Homeland Security triggers."
Alyssa was still allowed to fly, but had to go through extra security.
After the family contacted the Department of Homeland Security, Alyssa received a letter that would neither confirm nor deny any information they have about her or someone else with her name.
Officials maintained the importance of the list.
"The watch lists are an important layer of security to prevent individuals with known or suspected ties to terrorism from flying," a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration told Fox News.
6-year-old Ohio girl, Alyssa Thomas, placed on Homeland Security's terror watch list
by Joe Tacopino
Daily News Writer
Sunday, June 27th 2010, 11:48 AM
Alyssa Thomas flew to Minneapolis with her family recently, but not before a vigorous security check.
A new front in the war on terror may have opened in the first grade.
A family in Ohio learned that their six-year-old daughter is on Homeland Security’s terror watch list when they attempted to make a flight from Cleveland to Minneapolis.
A ticket agent informed Santhosh Thomas that his daughter Alyssa was on the list.
"She may have threatened her sister," Thomas told CNN. "But I don't think that constitutes Homeland Security triggers."
Alyssa was still allowed to fly, but had to go through extra security.
After the family contacted the Department of Homeland Security, Alyssa received a letter that would neither confirm nor deny any information they have about her or someone else with her name.
Officials maintained the importance of the list.
"The watch lists are an important layer of security to prevent individuals with known or suspected ties to terrorism from flying," a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration told Fox News.
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