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SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Mexican man accused of making up a story about terrorists plotting a nuclear attack on Boston has been extradited to San Diego, officials said.
The scare prompted authorities to alert the public and to increase security at the airport and on the subway. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney skipped President Bush's inauguration to return to Boston, but within days, the FBI declared it a false alarm.
Jose Ernesto Beltran Quinonez pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of passing on false information about a terror attack and lying to federal officials. A bail hearing was set for Wednesday.
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