Dual state FBI raids linked to NY bomb
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May 14, 2010, Friday
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FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation agents conducted raids yesterday in Massachusetts and New York in connection with the failed Times Square car bomb, and two people were arrested.
The searches were the product of evidence gathered in the investigation into Faisal Shahzad's alleged bombing attempt two weeks ago, but there was "no known immediate threat to the public or any active plot against the United States," FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said.
She would not confirm any addresses, but police cordoned off a small house in Watertown, a suburb about 116 kilometers west of Boston, and a neighbor reported seeing an FBI raid there.
A Mobil gas station in Brookline, another Boston suburb, was also raided.
The entrances and exits to the station were cordoned off by yellow tape and FBI agents were going in and out of the building. Agents also searched a silver Honda in the parking lot, removing items from the vehicle.
Elias Audy, 60, of Boston, is listed at the owner of the Mobil station. He was seen leaving the business afterward and had no comment.
FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said locations in Long Island also were searched.
Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said the two people taken into custody were being held on alleged immigration violations.
Shahzad, 30, is accused of trying to detonate a bomb-laden sport utility vehicle in Times Square on May 1.
The vehicle smoldered but didn't explode.
Federal agents, tracing Shahzad through the SUV's previous owner, caught him two days later on a plane bound for the United Arab Emirates as it was leaving New York's Kennedy Airport.
The searches were the product of evidence gathered in the investigation into Faisal Shahzad's alleged bombing attempt two weeks ago, but there was "no known immediate threat to the public or any active plot against the United States," FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said.
She would not confirm any addresses, but police cordoned off a small house in Watertown, a suburb about 116 kilometers west of Boston, and a neighbor reported seeing an FBI raid there.
A Mobil gas station in Brookline, another Boston suburb, was also raided.
The entrances and exits to the station were cordoned off by yellow tape and FBI agents were going in and out of the building. Agents also searched a silver Honda in the parking lot, removing items from the vehicle.
Elias Audy, 60, of Boston, is listed at the owner of the Mobil station. He was seen leaving the business afterward and had no comment.
FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said locations in Long Island also were searched.
Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said the two people taken into custody were being held on alleged immigration violations.
Shahzad, 30, is accused of trying to detonate a bomb-laden sport utility vehicle in Times Square on May 1.
The vehicle smoldered but didn't explode.
Federal agents, tracing Shahzad through the SUV's previous owner, caught him two days later on a plane bound for the United Arab Emirates as it was leaving New York's Kennedy Airport.
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