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June 2, 2009
Note: the following text is a quote:
http://littlerock.fbi.gov/pressrel/2009/lr060209.htm
Arrest of Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammed
Little Rock Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Browne issued the following statement:
“On June 1, 2009, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammed, formerly known as Carlos Bledsoe, was arrested by the Little Rock, Arkansas Police Department for the murder of Pvt. William Long and the attempted murder of Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula, two soldiers in the United States Army at an Army Recruiting Office in Little Rock.
“Muhammed is presently in custody and will face state charges related to the incident.
“The FBI is also investigating this incident, which may result in additional federal charges and prosecution.
As the investigation remains active, the FBI will not make any public statements about the status of the investigation of Muhammed. All information regarding the case is being shared between the FBI, the Little Rock Police Department, and state and federal prosecutors.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts
Exclusive: FBI Probes Muhammad’s Ties to Ohio Mosque
ABC News ^ | June 4, 2009 | By RICHARD ESPOSITO, PIERRE THOMAS and JACK DATE
Posted on June 4, 2009 5:45:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Nuradin Abdi was convicted in 2007 of planning to blow up an Ohio shopping mall.
Iyman Faris was convicted in 2003 of planning to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge.
Christopher Paul was convicted in 2008 of conspiring to use explosives against targets in the U.S. and Europe.
All three terrorists worshiped and socialized at a small mosque in Columbus, Ohio, and, according to David B. Smith, an attorney for Faris, were part of a larger group of jihadists and extremists who frequented the mosque.
The FBI now is investigating reports of links to that same mosque by Muslim-convert Abdulhakim Muhammad who allegedly shot and killed one soldier Monday and critically wounded another in a drive-by attack on a Little Rock, Ark., recruiting station, ABC News has learned.
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