Two Lodi men arrested for suspected al Qaeda ties (Ca)

Sacramento Bee ^ | 8:07 pm PDT Tuesday, June 7, 2005 | Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton

[Arthalion]

Federal officials believe they have broken up an al Qaeda terror cell operating in Lodi and have arrested two men and detained two others as part of a wide-ranging investigation, authorities said Tuesday. One of the men arrested, 22-year-old Hamid Hayat, is accused in a federal criminal complaint of training in an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan to learn “how to kill Americans” and then lying to FBI agents about it. His training included explosives and weapons instruction and using photographs of President Bush as targets, court documents indicate.

More:http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/v-print/story/13022958p-13869232c.html

[newzjunkey]

Lodi, CA is just south of Sacramento.

[Grampa Dave]

Scary and very close to home to N Californians.

[No Blue States]

Make an example of them publicly and painfully.

Hanging their charred corpses from the golden gate bridge comes to mind.

[Tempestuous]

"I think we are being or "have been" infiltrated with islamic terrorists."

Yeah, just as we were infiltrated with Soviet spies during the cold war and are being infiltrated with Chinese spies now. Al-Queda has been here a long time as well...I’m just glad they are getting caught.

Ah...the price we pay for being numero uno.

[Qaz_W]

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Is it my imagination or do these guys all have Arab sounding names [sarcasm]?
Unquote.

Nope not Arab.

Pakistani's.

In this story in the LA Times, claims were made that the visit to Pakistan was not for terrorist training but for "visiting relatives"...........

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arrest8jun08,0,7029780,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[tobyhill]

"Get a rope"

[Zeppelin]

gotta love the CCR!

[daybreakcoming]

They seized videocassettes, photographs, fax machines, prayer books and other items.

OMG! Call Newsweak! The Koran was most likely "touched". Riots will surely follow.

[teeman8r]

"Hamid Hayat recently returned to California from Pakistan. After first denying any link to terrorist camps, Hayat reportedly told agents that he attended Al Qaeda camps in 2003 and 2004.

"Hamid advised that he specifically requested to come to the United States to carry out his jihadi mission," according to the affidavit. "Potential targets for attack would include hospitals and large food stores."

--- if this is what this guy told the tsa agents, it is a good thing these al quaeda guys ain't too bright...

[Happy2BMe]

Posted June 7, 2005 at 9:30 p.m.

LODI (KRON) -- Two Lodi men are under arrest and two others are in detention after the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force raided a suspected al-Qaeda operation in the central valley city of Lodi.

22-year old Hamid Hayat is named in a federal criminal complaint accusing him of receiving training at a terror camp in Pakistan. Hayat is accused of "learning to kill Americans." Court documents say Hayat used a photograph of President Bush for target training.

His father, 47-year old Umer Hayat is charged with lying to federal authorities about his son's involvement in the alleged terror operation. The older Hayat is also accused of helping to finance the terrorists' training facility.

The two other men are reportedly being held on immigration violations. Investigators say they were working to open an Islamic school in Lodi, in southern Sacramento County.

The Hayats remain in the Sacramento County Jail after making an appearance Tuesday before a federal magistrate.

(Copyright 2005, KRON 4. All rights reserved.)

[bella1]

Want to keep the Muslims from coming here? The solution is simple. Stop doing business with them and they will have fewer reasons to come.

[Selene]

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http://www.news10.net/storyfull1.asp?id=11129


Heads up Northern California - Same county as the "Cell"

[Principled]

22-year-old Hamid Hayat

Big surprise.

[Velveeta]

Good catch, Selene.

[Calpernia]

bump

[sam_paine]

Is it pronounced law-dee or low-dee?

[sam_paine]

I'll ask you too! Is it pronounced law-dee or low-dee?

[Grampa Dave]

Below is the AP version:

Feds Charge Father, Son With al-Qaida Link 55 minutes ago



A father and son were charged with lying to federal agents about the son's alleged training at an al-Qaida camp for a mission that a judge said was "to kill Americans whenever and wherever they can be found."

According to an FBI affidavit, Hamid Hayat first denied any link to terror camps, but then told agents he attended an al-Qaida camp in 2003 and 2004.

"Hamid advised that he specifically requested to come to the United States to carry out his jihadi mission," according to the affidavit. "Potential targets for attack would include hospitals and large food stores."

Hayat and his father, Umer Hayat, were arrested over the weekend, FBI agent John Cauthen said Tuesday. Two other men have been detained on immigration violations, he said. The court complaint alleges that Umer Hayat lied about his son's involvement and money he sent for the son's training.

Both men were being held at the Sacramento County Jail. Umer Hayat's attorney, Johnny Griffin III, called the allegations "shocking" but said his client "is charged with nothing more than lying to an agent."

U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter A. Nowinski denied a bail request for the elder Hayat, saying he was a flight risk and a danger to the community.

"He just returned from Pakistan where he built a new home and contributed financial assistance to an al-Qaida sponsored program training his son and others to kill Americans whenever and wherever they can be found," Nowinski said.

Hamid Hayat's attorney wasn't in court, and Nowinski set his bail hearing for Friday.

Umer and Hamid Hayat are American citizens, and the younger man was born in California.

According to reports in the Los Angeles Times and The Sacramento Bee, Hamid Hayat was trying to return to the U.S. on May 29 when the FBI told its Sacramento office that he was on the federal "no-fly" list.

The plane was diverted to Japan, where Hayat was interviewed by the FBI and denied any connection to terrorism. He was allowed to fly to California, but was interviewed again on June 3-4. He then acknowledged spending time at the training camp, the affidavit said.

Cauthen identified the two other men as Shabbir Ahmed and Mohammed Adil Khan. He said he couldn't give any further details, citing an ongoing investigation.

The Lodi News-Sentinel reported that Ahmed is the imam of a mosque in the town, and Khan is the former imam. The Bee reported that the men were detained after meeting separately with Umer Hayat on Saturday.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

What's wrong with Lodi? They don't call it "the Gateway to Stockton" for nothing, you know.

[w1andsodidwe]

I'll ask you too! Is it pronounced law-dee or low-dee?

lod-die