2nd Chicago Man Tied To Terror Plot

The Chicago Tribune reports that the FBI has arrested a second Chicago man allegedly involved in an international terrorist plot with Western European targets.

The man was taken into custody Oct. 3 before he boarded a flight at O’Hare International Airport to Philadelphia, the first stop on a trip to Pakistan, where he planned to meet people with known ties to terrorist organizations that have carried out fatal attacks that resulted in the deaths of U.S. citizens, a source said. He has not been charged.

After that arrest, dozens of FBI agents from the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 18 raided a Grundy County meat-processing plant that specializes in Islamic foods.

The owner of the plant, Tahawar Hussain Rana, also of Chicago, was arrested at his North Side home the same day as the raid on First World Management Services in Kinsman, northwest of Dwight. Agents seized records from the plant, as well as a related North Side business also raided the same day, said the source, who is familiar with the investigation.

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Federal Agents Identify Alleged Terror Plot Accomplices

Investigators have reportedly identified at least 3 alleged accomplices of the Najibullah Zazi, the man accused of plotting a major terrorist attack on New York City.

According to an Associated Press report, which cites a law enforcement source, a federal indictment mentions at least three people helping Zazi buy peroxide and acetone in suburban Denver from beauty supply stores.It’s alleged that those chemicals were going to be used to make explosives.The whereabouts of the accomplices or any of the bomb-making materials they procured is still unclear.

Federal agents and NYPD detectives working the case know the identities of three New Yorkers they believe are involved in some way, the AP reports.

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