” A dozen on constant watch including Najibullah Zazi in FBI’s terrorist probe “
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By yesterday, police sources said, that number had risen to as many as 12. A half-dozen were reportedly in New York, where Zazi arrived for a visit last week.
Sources said he returned to Colorado after slipping an FBI tail.
A federal law enforcement official said suspects in addition to Zazi were facing questioning yesterday, but the source declined to provide numbers or locations.
There were still no arrests three days after the NYPD raided a series of Queens apartments, taking the investigation public.
But there were indications of how seriously authorities were taking the threat, which raised the specter of mass transit bombings in Spain and London.
The Homeland Security Department beefed up security in the nation’s airports as a result of the Colorado-based probe, a senior official disclosed yesterday.
“Even a casual observer will notice a more visible presence of uniformed officers this week in the airports,” the Homeland Security Department official told the Daily News.
Thank you Uncle Ike.