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FBI, Navy Foiled Alleged Terror Plot on Quantico
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2009 – An indictment handed down yesterday in a North Carolina federal court charges three men with plotting to attack Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., with the intent to murder U.S. military personnel.
The men — two American citizens and a legal U.S. resident from Kosovo – are Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39; his son, Zakariya Boyd, 20; and Kosovo native Hysen Sherifi, 24, according to Justice Department and Marine Corps news releases.
The three allegedly were involved in a plot to procure maps of the base and assemble weapons as a precursor to an attack, the releases say. They also are named with four other men — including another Boyd son, Dylan, 22 — in a sealed indictment July 22 for alleged involvement in a conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, as well as conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad, the releases say.
Agents from the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Quantico’s headquarters’ staff collaborated on an investigation that uncovered the alleged plot at the base.
“We have been in close coordination with NCIS and FBI agents and other officials throughout the Boyd investigation,” Quantico’s base commander Marine Col. Dan Choike said in a Marine Corps news release.
“We have ensured that the safety and protection of our Marines, their families and civilians who call Quantico home, received our first and absolute attention,” Choike said. “That attention in all matters continues to be our main focus.”
Others indicted in the alleged broader terrorism activities include:
— Anes Subasic, 33, a naturalized U.S. citizen;
— Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, 22, a U.S. citizen; and
— Ziyad Yaghi, 21, a U.S. citizen.
All seven men are residents of North Carolina.
The defendants were arrested July 27 at various locations. All are being held without bond.
“These charges hammer home the point that terrorists and their supporters are not confined to the remote regions of some far-away land, but can grow and fester right here at home,” U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding said in the Justice Department news release.
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Quantico Leadership, NCIS, FBI in Close Coordination
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Quantico leadership, NCIS, FBI in close coordination throughout terror suspects’ activities
By: MCB Quantico Public Affairs Office
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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Sept. 25) — Daniel Patrick Boyd and Hysen Sherifi, terror suspects recently arrested by the FBI in North Carolina, have been indicted on charges of conspiring to murder United States military personnel.
The indictment alleges that Boyd undertook a reconnaissance of the Marine Corps Base Quantico and obtained maps of the base in order to plan an attack on Quantico.
“We have been in close coordination with NCIS and FBI agents and other officials throughout the Boyd investigation. We have ensured that the safety and protection of our Marines, their families and civilians who call Quantico home, received our first and absolute attention. That attention in all matters continues to be our main focus,” Col. Dan Choike, Quantico base commander, said.
“NCIS investigative efforts in support of the FBI’s investigation centered on protecting Marine Corps personnel assigned to MCB Quantico during Mr. Boyd’s alleged activities. These efforts were closely coordinated and supported by MCB Quantico Command to ensure the safety of military and civilian personnel aboard the base. This case represents the close coordination between NCIS and FBI in addressing terrorism issues that may impact the operational readiness of the U.S. military,” stated a U.S. Attorney Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, release.
In this case, MCB Quantico personnel worked closely with the NCIS and FBI to assist in the investigation and protect MCB Quantico personnel. Moreover, this case represents the effective integration and coordination between NCIS and the FBI in addressing terrorism issues that may impact the operational readiness of the U.S. military.
U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding commenting on the Boyd case said: “These additional charges hammer home the grim reality that today’s homegrown terrorists are not limiting their violent plans to locations overseas, but instead are willing to set their sights on American citizens and American targets, right here at home.”