Terror suspect alert after a sighting in Maine

The Union Leader ^ | September 13, 2003 | KATHARINE McQUAID

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Two men wanted in connection with a FBI’s terrorism investigation may have been seen in Naples, Maine — about 30 miles from Conway, N.H.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert Thursday that said a witness saw two men Sunday who fit the description of Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, 27, and Abderraouf Jdey, 38, two men they are seeking for questioning.

The men were reportedly headed south on Route 302 at around 4 p.m. in a newer model, slate gray BMW sedan with Massachusetts license plates.

[freeandfreezing]

Heads Up!! Keep a look out - includes photos. Remember that Atta began his attack by flying out of Portland Maine and Route 302 leads directly into Portland.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Heading south, that would suggest perhaps entry from our good friend Canada, yes?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Of course, that assumes that the witnesses really did see the terrorists, and not just 2 men who looked similar.

[oceanview]

what is this connection to Maine with all these guys? It has to be more then proximity to the Canadian border.

[jwalsh07]

[jwalsh07]

Jdey was born in Tunisia and became a Canadian citizen in 1995, according to the Associated Press. Jdey was among five men who left suicide messages on videotapes recovered at the Afghanistan residence of Mohammed Atef, Osama bin Laden’s military chief who was killed in a U.S. air strike. Also recovered was a suicide letter in which Jdey promised to die fighting non-Muslim infidels.

Pictures and descriptions of the men can be found at www.fbi.gov.

El Shukrijumah is between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-6, weighs 132 pounds and has an average build.

He has black hair, black eyes and a dark, Mediterranean complexion. El Shukrijumah occasionally wears a beard, has a pronounced nose and is asthmatic, the FBI description says. He speaks English and carries a Guyanese passport, but may also use a Saudi, Canadian, or Trinidadian passport.

He uses the aliases Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah, Abu Arif, Ja’far Al-Tayar, Jaffar Al-Tayyar, Jafar Tayar and Jaafar Al-Tayyar.

Jdey reportedly has brown hair and eyes, and an olive complexion. His height and weight are unknown. He may be using a passport issued in Montreal, Canada.

He uses the aliases Abd Al-Rauf Bin Al-Habib Bin Yousef Al-Jiddi, Abderraouf Dey, A. Raouf Jdey, Abdal Ra’Of Bin Muhammed Bin Yousef Al-Jadi, Farouq Al-Tunisi and Abderraouf Ben Habib Jeday.

The FBI said anyone with information concerning El Shukrijumah or Jdey should contact their local FBI office. The number to the FBI’s Boston headquarters is 617-742-5533.

[Prince Charles]

He may be using a passport issued in Montreal, Canada.

Why am I not surprised?

[jwalsh07]

He can come to Ct and get a drivers licens. Illegals are issued drivers licenses right here in my state and I'd wager that not 1 in a hundred people knows about it.

[Prince Charles]

Unreal. Here in Illinois the same will probably happen, since the state is being run by Mayor Dummy from Chicago City Hall.

[kayak]

bttt

[Molly Pitcher]

Heading from/to Canada??

[kayak]

I would guess from .... it says they were heading south. Also, they were in Maine but the vehicle had MA license plates.

[Semper911]

Heads up, Metro Boston.

[Peach]

Heads up in the northeast - let's get these guys.

[Senator Goldwater]

Knocking around New England in a BMW?

Poor, oppressed Islamists.

[Endeavor]

btt

[nutmeg]

He can come to Ct and get a drivers licens. Illegals are issued drivers licenses right here in my state and I'd wager that not 1 in a hundred people knows about it.

I'll admit I didn't know about that until recently. Grrrrr! >:-(

[nutmeg]

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