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[unixronin]

It is being reported that a presumably-disgruntled individual in set his house on fire, then took off in his Cirrus SR22, a single-engined private plane, and deliberately flew it into a building in Austin that housed government offices. There is some speculation that he may have been targeting an IRS office on the first floor.

CNN is tracking it here.  Whatever the reasons behind it, I think the odds are good this is going to end up bad for almost everyone.  New restrictions on general-aviation flight are probably in the offing, just for starters.

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[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

karenkay posted a link to what is purportedly a rant by the perp:

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_blotter

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

The Smoking Gun also has a copy of it. The original site has already been taken down by his hosting provider "after a visit from the FBI".