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FBI Special Agent: Trained "Jihadists" are in OregonThe FBI knows of "jihadists" who have trained in terrorist camps in Afghanistan and are now living in Oregon, the agency's Oregon chief said in an exclusive Tuesday interview with The Associated Press. "We don't have an imminent threat that we're aware of. But I will say this: We have people here in Oregon that have trained in jihadist camps in bad areas. In the bad neighborhoods of the world," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Jordan. Asked what he meant by "bad neighborhoods," he said Afghanistan, as well as several other...

FBI boss: We need local help Head of Portland branch finds oversight of terror task force a sticking point The director of Portland’s FBI office is trying to preserve a relationship with the city’s Police Bureau that he considers “absolutely critical” to his team’s mission of investigating local terrorist threats. Two city officers are assigned full time to the Portland FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Since its creation in 1997, the police department’s participation in the task force has been renewed by the City Council each year. This year, however, the council has postponed voting on whether to renew its...