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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Sunday, February 24, 2002

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

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1:30 pm - U.S. officials reported that Russian-made BM-12 rockets had been fired in the direction of the U.S. military base at the Kandahar airport in Afghanistan. The rockets missed their targets and the attackers were pursued by Afghan soldiers. [See: Rockets Fired at U.S. Airbase in Afghanistan (Reuters)] 

1:00 pm - Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that U.S. top military officials now believe al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden remains alive, despite efforts to kill him. In a New York Times interview, Myers is quoted as saying, "It's possible that he is no longer alive, but I think the odds are he probably is alive." [See: Bin Laden Alive? Top General Thinks So (Reuters)]

11:00 am - Israeli officials announced they would implement a plan to keep Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat confined to the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestine immediately criticized the plan and cancelled further negotiations with Israel. [See: Israel Keeps Arafat Confined to Ramallah (Reuters)] 

8:00 am - The U.S. Army confirmed that no chance remained that any of the 10 American servicemen aboard the U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter that crashed off the coast of the Philippines on Thursday had survived the accident. "Based on our best assessment in the extensive efforts by the Philippine and U.S. search and rescue teams, we have determined that there is no chance that we will find survivors," stated Brig. Gen. Donald Wurster. [See: No Survivors in Philippines Crash (AP-Yahoo)]

7:00 am - Italian police reported finding a manmade hole in an underground passageway next to the U.S. embassy in Rome. Reuters reported that an Italian judicial source suggested that Moroccan terrorists were planning to plant a chemical bomb in the hole. Just days ago, Italian police arrested four Moroccan men who were in possession of a large quantity of cyanide powder, explosives and maps of underground utilities near the embassy. [See: Hole Under U.S. Embassy Fuels Italian Terror Probe (Reuters)] 

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