Posted on 07/21/2005 12:39:39 PM PDT by siunevada
Man Left Briefcase, Claims To Have Message From Allah
POSTED: 3:41 pm EDT July 19, 2005 UPDATED: 9:49 am EDT July 20, 2005
GREENVILLE -- A man has attracted the attention of the FBI after an incident at a Greenville County church last weekend.
Sheriff's deputies said Iyad Abed Alnazli entered the Redemption World Outreach Center's morning service Sunday, and tried to approach the stage.
"It was a young man of Arabic descent who had come in and said that he had a message for the church and this was a word from Allah." church founder Ron Carpenter said
Security officers met Alnazli before he reached the stage and stopped him.
"He became unraveled. He began to scream vulgarities out," Carpenter said.
When the officers escorted Alnazli from the building, they found he had left a briefcase in the foyer and parked his car in a church worker's spot against the building.
"And our first thoughts were, 'We have someone here who's unstable.' But the concerns grew when he began to talk all of the terrorist language, 'I want to do my job. I want to go back to my homeland," Carpenter said.
Deputies called the bomb squad and the FBI to investigate.
"Certainly, when someone makes a comment that would be perceived as a security issue - potential national security - as far as threats against the country, we would take those and pass them along to the FBI," Lt. Shea Smith said.
The bomb squad blew up the bag, but found no explosives. The FBI told WYFF News 4 only that it was aware of the incident and would not elaborate, but Carpenter said he was told that Alnazli was on an FBI watch list.
Investigators said Alnazli had recently been treated for mental problems.
In addition to the criminal charge, the man has been served with a trespass notice from the church.
And which lovely third world country did we let this gem in from?
looks like a peacefull mooselimb to me...
what's the problem?
this man should have been put up against the wall and shot
How dare they profile this peaceful young man.
....Or...we could pray for him.
If that ain't the first sign of trouble, I don't know what is.
Which Greenville, NC or SC?
grrrrrr
Maybe they should shave his head to see if there are three 6's.
Al Nazi?
What actually is Allah saying these days? Seems more like incoherent mumbling and a lot of foming at the mouth.
After all, right-wing Christian extremists in the White House are responsible for all this recent terrorism anyway... /DNC Talking Points
Mental problems? Naw...he's just a typical religious Muslim.
Creepy!!
Yea.......perferably after we shot him.
Another ROP POS.
Oh, man!!! I searched on suspicious man and it didn't come up!
Sounds like a direct threat to me... I sure as hell would have been in immediate fear for my life and those around me. depending on what part of the country you're in this sounds like cause for a justifiable shoot to me. he could easily have had his finger on a detonator.
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