New York Terror Raids: Cell Plotting Attack on 9/11 Scale
-James Gordon Meek & Simone Weichselbaum
A suspected al-Qaeda cell - the first uncovered in the U.S. since 9/11 - drew round-the-clock FBI surveillance as authorities said they thwarted its plans for a major terror attack.
One of the suspects visited New York last week toting bomb-making plans after a trip to Pakistan - home to most of al-Qaeda's leadership, sources said.
"The FBI is seriously spooked about these guys," a former senior counterterrorism official said. "This is the real thing."
FBI agents swarmed into three apartments in New York this week, bashing down doors and carrying search warrants seeking bomb-making materials.
(New York Daily News)
[File photo]
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-James Gordon Meek & Simone Weichselbaum
A suspected al-Qaeda cell - the first uncovered in the U.S. since 9/11 - drew round-the-clock FBI surveillance as authorities said they thwarted its plans for a major terror attack.
One of the suspects visited New York last week toting bomb-making plans after a trip to Pakistan - home to most of al-Qaeda's leadership, sources said.
"The FBI is seriously spooked about these guys," a former senior counterterrorism official said. "This is the real thing."
FBI agents swarmed into three apartments in New York this week, bashing down doors and carrying search warrants seeking bomb-making materials.
(New York Daily News)
[File photo]
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