Posted on 05/08/2007 4:58:57 AM PDT by all4one
Terror Arrests in Fort Dix Plot FORT DIX, N.J.
May 8, 2007 - Six ethnic Albanians have been arrested in a plot to storm the Fort Dix installation in Burlington County.
Five of the suspects were arrested in Cherry Hill. They will be arraigned later today in federal court. Officials say it will happen in either in Camden or Newark.
Investigators say the suspects planned to use automatic weapons to storm the base and kill solders. The men were lured into a secret meeting to purchase AK-47s from an arms dealer, who was secretly cooperating with the FBI.
Officials say the suspects worked on a number of targets, including the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Fort Monmouth in Eatontown, and several Coast Guard stations.
Federal agents made the arrests when the suspects zeroed in on Fort Dix.
Officials say some of the suspects were caught on tape.
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Terror Suspects Arrested In N.J. After FBI Foils Fort Dix Attack
POSTED: 6:41 am EDT May 8, 2007
UPDATED: 7:31 am EDT May 8, 2007
A tip helped authorities arrest six New Jersey men Monday night in connection to an apparent terror cell, according to NBC 10’s sister station WNBC in New York.
Five of them were arrested in Cherry Hill, according to reports.
Investigators said the men planned to use AK-47s to storm Fort Dix and open fire on soldiers and civilians stationed at the New Jersey base, noting that other military locations were scouted by the terrorist cell.
Three of the unnamed suspects are brothers who are all believed to be Islamic radicals, according to sources. Some of the six arrested men were also born in Albania and the former Yugoslavia, but they have spent a significant amount of time in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to authorities.
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NEW YORK -- Six men from New Jersey have been arrested in an alleged terror plot against soldiers at Fort Dix, according investigators.
Investigators said the men planned to use automatic weapons to enter Fort Dix and kill as many soldiers as they could at the N.J. base. Fort Dix was just one of several military and security locations allegedly scouted by this group, authorities said.
Investigators told Newschannel 4's Jonathan Dienst that these arrests are the result of a tip to the FBI and use of an informant to track the suspects. The terror suspects traveled over the last several months from New Jersey to the Poconos where they practiced firing automatic weapons, investigators said.
Investigators said the group discussed targeting numerous locations like Dover Air base, Fort Monmouth and several Coast Guard stations before deciding on Fort Dix as their intended target. Fort Dix is run in part by the Army and is a reserve-training center, but active units take part in training, including some which focuses on counter-terrorism....
Off to Gitmo with them!
“Nothing to see here.. move along... move along”
You couldn’t be any more wrong
New Joisey?..........Get out now! It’s a quagmire!........(It really, really IS a quagmire).........
WE don’t poison sharks in Florida..............
Ft. Dix is pretty close to McGuire AFB.
I haven’t been to that area in years...but remember it as beautiful. Hate to hear of the changes.
I hope so. Who knows with NJ they might give them bond in a few weeks. D@mn corrupt state. Shaking my head again here! ~P~
Well...after all this story may interfer with the polling info. for 2008 Dumbocrat candidates...you know...Bush’s fault...trying to sway voters with actual U.S. Foiled Terror Plans....meanwhile the Dems are worrying about who they can hire to put a new spin on their campaign...or what hairdresser to hire to give them a $300 haircut.
“What happened to *soft* targets?”
You might be surprised how soft Fort Dix, NEW JERSEY is. Thanks to the state and the Army, there probably wouldn’t have been a single armed soldier outside the cop shop. Just like Virginia Tech.
TC
It would look like a NASCAR racer............
You live around Burlington County??? I am over here in Atlantic County.
I hear Viagra can help that...........just heard, mind you......
2:30 PM (EST) scheduled news conference.
Actually, poetic justice would be for them to keep these thugs under surveillance, quietly replace the guards at the gate of Fort Dix with Special Forces and let them know about the plot. When the thugs show up to do their deed let the Special Forces guys have a field day. What a great way to set an example for every would-be thug who has thoughts of attacking a US military installation.....
I doubt it. From what it sounds like on the radio, I think this was a Federal Operation. They have scheduled a briefing with NJ Officials later this morning to ‘clue them in’.
I don’t think NJ will have authority to give them staff positions at the Governor’s mansion (being sarcastic)
Hee, hee! Last spring I was driving past Edwards Air Force Base and decided I wanted to visit the flight test museum. As I drove up to the gate I saw a lot of motion up ahead. There's nothing quite like the feeling of an M16 pointed in your direction! Needless to say things have changed since 9/11. The only way to visit the flight test museum now is if you have military id...kind of a shame since I'm a big airplane nut. I've been to the Air and Space Museum and the Air Force Museum in Dayton twice, and would have loved to add that one to my "been there" list.
Could this please be on the sidebar?
Thank you
...did you see "Dancing with the Stars" last night? Serenity now...
My guess is Howard Dean and the moron.org group.
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