FBI detains 7 in domestic terror probe

Sources: Targets may have included Sears Tower, FBI building

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Seven people are in custody after a sweep by law enforcement authorities in connection with an alleged plot against targets that may have included the Sears Tower, officials told CNN on Thursday.

 

Officials said no weapons or bomb-making materials had been found in the searches in the Miami area by FBI and state and local law enforcement officials. The city is under no imminent threat, according to the FBI.

 

Law enforcement sources told CNN that the arrests disrupted what may have been the early stages of a domestic terrorist plot to attack the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, the FBI building in Miami, and possibly other targets. (Watch details of the raids -- 2:53)

 

The 110-story Sears Tower is the world's third-tallest building and the tallest in North America.

 

Law enforcement sources told CNN that some of the suspects are members of a radical African-American Muslim group and that at least one had taken "an al Qaeda oath." They had carried out surveillance on the Sears Tower and FBI building in Miami, the sources said.

 

Sources told CNN that the arrests culminated a monthslong undercover operation. The suspects believed they were dealing with an al Qaeda operative, but the person was actually a government informant, the sources said.

 

Documents related to the investigation have been sealed.

 

One of the arrests was made before Thursday, officials said.

 

The FBI said one search warrant was executed in a warehouse near a housing project in Liberty City, a predominantly black and low-income area of Miami.

 

Cedric Thomas, a co-owner of Thomas Produce Market, told the Miami Herald that the area around his store was teeming with federal agents.

 

''There is a ton of guys in uniforms moving around, blocking the streets. I'm not sure what they are doing,'' Thomas told the newspaper.

 

"We are conducting a number of arrests and searches, and we'll have more about that when the operation is completed, probably tomorrow morning," FBI Director Robert Mueller told CNN's Larry King in an interview broadcast Thursday night.

 

"Because it's an ongoing operation, we really can't get into details," Mueller said. "But whenever we undertake an operation like this, we would not do it without the approval of a judge. We've got search warrants and arrest warrants and the like. ...."

 

In a statement, the U.S. attorney's office in Miami said federal, state and local agencies made the arrests in connection with a domestic "terrorist-related matter."

 

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will hold a news conference Friday regarding the raids.

 

CNN's Kevin Bohn and Susan Candiotti contributed to this report.

 

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wow... 5 full views and no comments on this... :thinking: Interesting........

what's surprising about it - good to see the FBI is doing its job.

damn straight on that one.....

 

what I am talking about is how everyone uses the southern border as an excuse to 'protect us from people entering the country'... and yet here they are.... living amongst us... AMERICANS!! Planning to carry out terrorists plots...

 

Finally after YEARS I feel like the govt is for ME!! Good Job FBI!! :thumbsup:

damn straight on that one.....

 

what I am talking about is how everyone uses the southern border as an excuse to 'protect us from people entering the country'... and yet here they are.... living amongst us... AMERICANS!! Planning to carry out terrorists plots...

 

Finally after YEARS I feel like the govt is for ME!! Good Job FBI!! :thumbsup:

 

so a few americans are terrorist we shouldnt try to stop other terrorist from entering. gee good plan. why not let any terrorist in now, because we have a few american terrorist. its not like you care, im sure these terrorist hate america as much as you.

so a few americans are terrorist we shouldnt try to stop other terrorist from entering. gee good plan. why not let any terrorist in now' date=' because we have a few american terrorist. its not like you care, im sure these terrorist hate america as much as you.[/quote']

 

where in my post did I say MANY TERRORIST ARE HOME GROWN? :lol: You just love talking shit.. your dentist must make a fortune.

 

The point is... we will never be rid of terrorism... :rolleyes: moron.

 

Granted, tightening the borders helps... but it isn't the answer, if there even is an answer.....

i guess this is why my conscience told me to stay away from the News section :uhoh:

 

 

everyone's mean in here... and everyone in here is a terrorist! :bigcry:

:devil: mwwwaaahhaaaa mwaahhaa!!

:bigcry:

 

anymore updates on more captives?

Sources: 5 suspects American

Federal sources said five of the seven suspects were Americans, one was an illegal immigrant from Haiti whose visa had expired and one man was a resident alien.

 

No weapons or bomb-making materials were found in the raids, conducted Thursday in the Miami area. One targeted a warehouse in a Liberty City housing project, law enforcement officials said.

 

No one was inside the warehouse, and it wasn't known where police took the suspects into custody.

 

'Seas of David'

A man who identified himself as "Brother Corey" said five of the men arrested in Miami were his "brothers," members of the group he identified as "Seas of David."

 

Brother Corey said the group has "soldiers in Chicago," but was peaceful and not associated with any terrorist organizations.

 

"This is a place where we worship and also have businesses, as a work site as a construction company we are trying to build up," he said, referring to the Liberty City warehouse where the raids took place.

 

He said the Seas of David is a religious group that blends the teachings of Christianity and Islam.

 

CNN's Susan Candiotti, John Zarrella, Jeanne Meserve, Mike Brooks and Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/23/miami.raids/index.html

 

--- i haven'y seen the press conference they were suppose to have, so I don't know if they have responded or not.. but this guy that they mention in the excerpt I posted.... he was a bit 'kooky' and 'aggressive' when interviewed last night.. I don't think he helped his 'so-called brothers' in this matter... if anything, he helped the FBI! lol Poor bloke.. but, in all honesty.... this type of shit scares me. At least we acted on the intel this time.. and I'm glad these sickos were caught... doesn't mean we're out of the woods... there's plenty more where that came from....

 

here's a PDF file of the indictment... scary stuff click here

where in my post did I say MANY TERRORIST ARE HOME GROWN? :lol: You just love talking shit.. your dentist must make a fortune.

 

The point is... we will never be rid of terrorism... :rolleyes: moron.

 

Granted, tightening the borders helps... but it isn't the answer, if there even is an answer.....

 

what you cant take a joke? its called joking geez. someone has no sense of humor.

cool it kids

 

 

 

This

 

Makes you think and get scared. I mean, there are these just, bunches of groups gathering around, recruiting, planning these attacks to kill millions. I know ..i know everyone knows that... It's just scary how these minds and people are filled with this growing hate!

 

I mean, It comes..really...from nowhere. They have these really lame beliefs

and they are driven by them...like there's nothing else more productive to be doing but killing babies daddies and mommies...and the babies too?!

^ this is exactly what I'm talking about!! its some really fucked up shit..

ok... here's the latest on this story...

 

these guys are now claiming entrapment... can ypu believe this!!! This just makes me boil... fuckers.

Their fucked. their going to jail for a long time...they're getting what they deserve.

innocent until proven guilty unfortunately.

UNFORTUANATELY!??! i cant believe you said that

whats so hard to believe......??

 

these guys 'could' get away with entrapment.... its a possible... would be a shame sincerely... but its true.

 

all these cats would need is a good lawyer... and maybe they have a case. I think the simple 'conspiracy' to carry out such acts is reason alone to lock them up.. but they haven't really 'acted' on such plans... have they. They haven't even had contact with Al-Queda.... right? It was an undercover agent the whole time.......

 

but, lets hope the system works in our favor and locks them up. They still deserve the right to a fair and legal trial.

whats so hard to believe......??

 

these guys 'could' get away with entrapment.... its a possible... would be a shame sincerely... but its true.

 

These cats need a good lawyer... and maybe they have a case. I think the simple 'conspiracy' to carry out such acts is reason alone to lock them up.. but they haven't really 'acted' on such plans... have they. They haven't even had contact with Al-Queda.... right? It was an undercover agent the whole time.......

 

but, lets hope the system works in our favor and locks them up. They still deserve the right to a fair and legal trial.

 

yeah you're right. the legal system is messed up. i just heard a story about a person being charged with rape had his case dropped because the prosecuter(sp?) showed up like 30 minutes late.

now thats fucked.

extremely fucked.

whats so hard to believe......??

 

these guys 'could' get away with entrapment.... its a possible... would be a shame sincerely... but its true.

 

all these cats would need is a good lawyer... and maybe they have a case. I think the simple 'conspiracy' to carry out such acts is reason alone to lock them up.. but they haven't really 'acted' on such plans... have they. They haven't even had contact with Al-Queda.... right? It was an undercover agent the whole time.......

 

but, lets hope the system works in our favor and locks them up. They still deserve the right to a fair and legal trial.

 

what a screwed up system we have!

^ amen to that! lol

thats what you guys dont get its fucked up but one of the best in the world. every legal system is messed up and always will be.

geez, your so wise.

 

 

Not every country in the world had a judicial system.....