New York jihad plot: Authorities know of “three distinct teams of four men each”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/09/22/2009-09-22_search_for_qaeda_explosives.html
“Cops, feds ransack Queens storage sites for Qaeda bomb-making materials”
BY ALISON GENDAR, JAMES GORDON MEEK, JOHN MARZULLI, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND CORKY SIEMASZKO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 4:00 AM
SNIPPET: “NYPD investigators, in coordination with the FBI, hit chemical and fertilizer companies looking for customers who bought bulk and paid cash - and they were also showing up at storage centers in Long Island City.
Investigators believe they were going to use the units to mix chemicals for explosives.
“They’re full on, and still going full bore,” a counterterror official said of the bomb hunt.
The Department of Homeland Security at the same time has issued a nationwide bulletin asking cops to look at storage facilities.
“Operation Nexus” took on an extra urgency after raids on Queens apartments Zazi visited turned up knapsacks and cell phones. The exact targets are not known, but the find raised the specter of simultaneous blasts like the 2004 attack that killed 191 commuters in Spain.
ABC News reported that investigators believe that there were three teams of four terrorists involved in the planning.
A senior counterterror official told The News, however, that nobody knows for sure who else is out there - or whether the plot is disrupted.”
SNIPPET Quote:
http://www.mta.info/mta/security/index.html
If You See Something, Say Something
Call 1-888-NYC SAFE
The vigilance of all New Yorkers has kept MTA buses, subways, and railroads safe.
The MTA thanks our passengers and reminds them to:
Be alert to unattended packages.
Be wary of suspicious behavior.
Take notice of people in bulky or inappropriate clothing.
Report exposed wiring or other irregularities.
Report anyone tampering with surveillance cameras or entering unauthorized areas.
Learn the basics of safe train evacuation.
And remember, if you see something, say something. Alert a police officer, train or bus operator, station personnel or call 888-NYC-SAFE (888-692-7233).
Thanks for the ping Cindy. I’m going to try to catch up on all this tonight.