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Police Look for Motive in Carnival Crash (Southfield, MI)

Monday, investigators were working to find out why a man plowed his minivan into a crowd at a school carnival over the weekend. Nine people were hurt in the bizarre accident.

Seven children and two adults were injured when a minivan drove through a carnival set up between the Alex and Marie Manoogian Schools and St. John’s Armenian Church in Southfield.

The children had broken bones and bruises, one woman underwent surgery for a broken pelvis and another suffered two crushed ankles.

People at the school and church said they don’t know the suspect, so they can’t imagine his motive.

High school Principal Hosep Torossian said, "We have never seen him. We don’t know who he is. [We tried] to identify obviously his license plate number and we called 911 and they were able to apprehend him. He has absolutely no contact with the school community. We basically don’t know who he is."

Police arrested a 34-year-old man at his home in Troy shortly after the accident.

School administrators believe the man drove through the crowd deliberately. (snip)

http://www.wxyz.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15924_4717857,00.html

Hezbollah may activate sleeper cells

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- As concerns rise over Iran's nuclear program, U.S. security agents reportedly fear the Hezbollah terror group may be planning to attack U.S. cities.

The New York Post, quoting sources, said the Lebanon-based fundamentalist Islamic group may be planning to activate sleeper cells in New York or other big cities. The investigation is being carried out by the FBI and the Justice Department.

Quoting law-enforcement and intelligence officials, the newspaper said about a dozen hard-core supporters of Hezbollah have been identified in recent weeks as operating in the New York area. The Iranian Mission to the United Nations also is being watched.

But U.S. officials also told the newspaper there is no intelligence information pointing to an imminent attack by Hezbollah.

The stepped up security activity comes after reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had met with leaders of Hezbollah and other terror groups during a visit to Syria, the report said.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060522-101449-8277r

N.Y. HEZBOLLAH HUNT

FEDS FEAR STRIKE AMID NUKE SHOWDOWN

May 22, 2006 -- WASHINGTON - The Hezbollah terror group - one of the most dangerous in the world - may be planning to activate sleeper cells in New York and other big cities to stage an attack as the nuclear showdown with Iran heats up, sources told The Post.

The FBI and Justice Department have launched urgent new probes in New York and other cities targeting members of the Lebanese terror group.

Law-enforcement and intelligence officials told The Post that about a dozen hard-core supporters of Hezbollah have been identified in recent weeks as operating in the New York area.

Sources said the activities of these New York-based operatives are being monitored by FBI counterterrorism agents as part of a nationwide effort to prevent a possible terror strike if the confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program spins out of control.
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/64107.htm