I wonder just how big of a plot/story this will be. And are they still plotting? This is why we need to push the Canadian and the Mexican governments to monitor their immigration situation and be more mindful of the extremists who are in their midst.
Atlanta-area men plotted terrorist attack, According to FBI
By Giovanna Dell'Orto
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA - A 21-year-old Georgia Tech student and another man traveled to Canada to meet with Islamic extremists to discuss "strategic locations in the United States suitable for a terrorist strike," according to an affidavit made public Friday.
Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, both U.S. citizens who grew up in the Atlanta area, met with at least three other targets of ongoing FBI terrorism investigations during a trip to Canada in March 2005, an FBI agent's affidavit said.
The affidavit said the men discussed attacks against oil refineries and military bases and planned to travel to Pakistan to get military training at a terrorist camp, which authorities said Ahmed then tried to do.
Ahmed, who was indicted on suspicion of giving material support to terrorism, was being held at an undisclosed location. He waived his right to arraignment and pleaded not guilty. His indictment, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, was returned under seal on March 23 and unsealed by the court Thursday.
Ahmed's court-appointed attorney, Jack Martin, did not return messages left seeking comment.
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
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