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“4th day of questioning in terrorism probe”
By CATHERINE TSAI (AP) – 1 hour ago
DENVER —
SNIPPET: “Another official familiar with the investigation told the AP on Thursday that Zazi had contact with a known al-Qaida associate. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, would not provide details on the location or nature of the encounter.
The official said agents have been monitoring Zazi and four others in Colorado as part of a terrorism investigation.”
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“Feds probe alleged terrorists who tried to rent giant truck in suspected Al Qaeda bomb plot”
BY JAMES GORDON MEEK IN WASHINGTON, JUDITH CROSSON IN DENVER, KATE NOCERA, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND LARRY MCSHANE
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Saturday, September 19th 2009, 4:00 AM
SNIPPET: “The New York end of the expanding federal probe centered on seven Afghan men who tried to rent the biggest truck at a Queens U-Haul on Sept. 9, sources told the Daily News.
The size of the vehicle involved - a 26-foot-long truck - suggested the conspirators wanted to pack it with explosives, sources said.”
SNIPPET: “He also admitted to feds that he may have come across Al Qaeda militants while in Pakistan, sources said.”
SNIPPET: “Attorney General Eric Holder said the probe had spread beyond Denver, home to the alleged terror cell, and New York City.
“The FBI is working this case around the clock in both cities and in other parts of the country,” he said.”
SNIPPET: “At least three Afghan men - including Ahmad Afzali, a Queens imam identified by a U-Haul employee as one of the would-be renters - were questioned in New York by FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, sources said.
And at least a dozen people remained under round-the-clock surveillance in the case.
U-Haul workers also identified Naiz Kahn, who has said he gave Zazi a place to stay during his visit to New York last week.
“None of them looked suspicious,” Larson said. “They looked like laborers. Not clean-cut guys, but your average Joes.”
SNIPPET: “An employee at Afzali’s funeral home in Queens said the FBI swooped down on the business Thursday.”