2 found after Austin plane crash
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The remains of two people have been found in an Austin, Texas, building where a man crashed a small plane, authorities said.The identities of the two dead people have not been confirmed, the Austin Fire Department said in a statement. Two other people who were injured in the incident were taken to a hospital, and 11 others were treated for minor injuries, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said.
Authorities said Andrew Joseph Stack III, 53, an Austin resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service, set his house on fire Thursday and then crashed a Piper Cherokee PA-28 into the building, which houses an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, federal officials said.
"This appears to be an intentional act by a sole individual," Acevedo said at a news conference. 2 found after Austin plane crash
A fire created by the crash had been put out, save for some small areas, officials said. Fire crews were expected to continue to work through the night.
Clues about what led to Thursday incident were few, but attention was directed at a message on a Web site registered to Stack appears to be a suicide note.
"If you're reading this, you're no doubt asking yourself, 'Why did this have to happen?' " the message says. "The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long time."
In the lengthy, rambling message, the writer rails against the government and, particularly, the IRS. 2 found after Austin plane crash
Sources : http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/18/texas.plane.crash/index.html?hpt=C1
