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Woman bitten in leg by alligator at park in Inverness: FWC

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INVERNESS, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said a woman was injured after an alligator attack in Inverness on Saturday.

FWC said that on May 23, around 6:15 p.m., they received a call for service at Wallace Brooks Park reporting an alligator attack. The report said a woman was bitten on her leg by an alligator while swimming.

Officials said the woman was transported to receive medical care.

FWC said an alligator trapper was dispatched and removal efforts are ongoing.

Saudi flight from Tampa, secret FBI probe reveal possible Saudi support network for 9/11 hijackers

Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 80,000 records compiled by the Tampa FBI Field Office remain classified. Newly declassified documents are pointing to a possible secret Saudi support network for the hijackers. Soon after the attacks, the FBI uncovered that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.

Saudi flight from Tampa and secret FBI probe reveal possible Saudi support network