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Note: The following news brief is a quote:
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/22/miami.raids/
FBI raids targets in domestic terrorism probe
Thursday, June 22, 2006; Posted: 8:03 p.m. EDT (00:03 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- FBI agents were raiding sites in Miami, Florida, on Thursday in connection with a domestic terrorism investigation, law enforcement sources said.
The FBI said one search warrant was being executed in the Liberty City area of Miami. Officials said no weapons or bomb-making materials had been found in the searches so far.
"We are conducting a number of arrests and searches, and we'll have more about that when the operation is completed, probably tomorrow morning," FBI Director Robert Mueller told CNN's Larry King in an interview to be broadcast Thursday.
Asked about the gravity of the operation, Mueller said, "Because it's an ongoing operation, we really can't get into details. But whenever we undertake an operation like this, we would not do it without the approval of a judge. We've got search warrants and arrest warrants and the like, so yes -- its a concern."
In a statement, the U.S. attorney's office in Miami said federal, state and local agencies had made several arrests Thursday in connection with a domestic "terrorist-related matter."
The FBI told CNN that several arrests were made, and documents related to the investigation have been sealed.
News conferences are planned for Friday in Washington, D.C., and Miami.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/06/011943print.html
June 22, 2006
Jihad Terror Suspects Arrested In Miami Housing Project
Jihad In America Update: "Terror Suspects Arrested In Miami Housing Project," from AP, with thanks to SC:
(AP) MIAMI After an operation that started about four months ago, the FBI has arrested several suspects of domestic terrorism in a Miami low-income housing project.
The arrests took place Thursday afternoon at the Scott Housing Projects in the area of NW 68th street and 15th Avenue. Miami Police officers were seen in the area securing a perimeter for the FBI to carry out their arrests.
Sources tell CBS4 News it is unclear whether weapons or bomb-making materials were found, but those detained are suspected of being involved in planning terrorist activity.
Neighbors say suspicious activity had been observed at the home recently....
A U.S. counterterrorism official said 17 suspects in Canada are an example of a type of group that authorities have been concerned about for some time: self-organized, ad hoc cells of homegrown extremists, a development first seen in Britain....
Canadian police say there is no evidence the suspect group had ties to al Qaeda, but describe its members as being sympathetic to jihadist ideology.
Posted at June 22, 2006 08:10 PM
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2109053
June 22, 2006 |
"ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED FEDERAL AGENTS ARE LAUNCHING A SERIES OF RAIDS TONIGHT TARGETING A SUSPECTED TERROR CELL BASED IN MIAMI"
"Federal Agents Raid Suspected Terror Cell in Miami
Officials Say Group Planned to Bomb the FBI Building in Miami and Sears Tower in Chicago"