NYC Terror Plot: FBI Investigation Knocks On Reporter’s Door
October 7, 2009 by Homeland Security NTARC News
Filed under Featured
An ABC New reporter was surprised to return home from a recent news assignment and find an FBI agent’s card at her door. She quickly discovered that an alert public and thorough FBI investigation is casting a wide net to protect the nation from future terror attacks and locate anyone who may have been involved in the recent New York terror case.
From ABC News
My taxi driver waited for an hour in nearly deserted parking lots while I questioned store employees to make sure I was getting exactly what was on my list, down to the color, shape of the bottle and volume of each item. With the help of a very attentive employee at Sally Beauty Supply I was able to purchase everything we needed. I paid with an ABC News corporate credit card.
The next evening, after a long week at work, I trudged up to the top floor of my Brooklyn brownstone ready to relax. As I fumbled for my keys I noticed a business card tucked between my door and the frame with a hand written note that read, “Please give me a call. You may have witnessed a crime. We need 10 minutes of your time. Thank you. (over) –>”. When I flipped the card over, I was shocked by the information: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Bomb Technician.
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Feds Investigate Failed Attempt To Rent Truck In NY Terror Probe
September 19, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
The New York Daily News reports today that investigators are looking into a failed attempt to rent a truck at a Queens truck rental, for ties to a possible Al Qaeda bomb plot.
The New York end of the expanding federal probe centered on seven Afghan men who tried to rent the biggest truck at a Queens U-Haul on Sept. 9, sources told the Daily News.The size of the vehicle involved, a 26-foot-long truck, suggested the conspirators may have wanted to pack it with explosives, sources said.
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The truck rental bid failed when none of the men could produce a valid credit card. All refused to surrender the identification needed to pay cash, the manager of the Flushing U-Haul said.
A team of FBI agents spent 10 hours Thursday combing through the Queens truck rental business. “We all feel very lucky right now,” U-Haul manager Robert Larson told The News.
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“None of them looked suspicious,” Larson said. “They looked like laborers. Not clean-cut guys, but your average Joe’s.”
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Brooklyn al Qaeda? Materials Found During Arrest Prompts Investigation
October 5, 2008 by national
Filed under Homeland Security News
Brooklyn police stumbled upon a trove of possible terrorist related materials including; al Qaeda news clippings, chemical manuals and weapons literature. The discovery was made while responding to a landlords call regarding photocopied drivers licenses he discovered in an evicted tenants apartment. Read more
