Original ERRI/ EmergencyNet News Special Report on a Probe into Possible Terrorism Plot in New York City Posted 23 Sep 2009

1. ERRI/EmergencyNet News Special Report on a Probe into
EmergencyNet News Possible Terrorism Plot in New York City
Posted 23 Sep 2009
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Military Archive Officials Worry NY Terror Plot 'Still Alive' as Case Broadens
Homeland Security Surveillance Teams "Stretched Thin" with More Than 24 Possible Suspects
By RICHARD ESPOSITO and BRIAN ROSS
Sept. 22, 2009
Law enforcement officials say the alleged terror plot against New York City may be "still
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alive" despite the arrest of its alleged ringleader, 24-year-old Najibullah Zazi of Denver,
August, 2005
Colorado.
- Improvised Explosive
Devices; World-Wide
Review of Tactics and The FBI closes in on alleged terror cells here in the U.S. "I have never been so
Strategies -August, 2005
worried," said one senior law enforcement official with more than a dozen years of
February, 2004
- Potential Indicators of
experience in counter-terrorism investigations.
Threats Involving Vehicle
Borne In Washington, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin to
(VBIEDs) and Other
law enforcement authorities urging vigilance at so-called "soft targets" including sports
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Devices stadiums and luxury hotels.
ABCNews.com reported Monday that Zazi's computer contained information relating to
New York area baseball and football stadiums and a video of Grand Central Terminal
in New York.
Earlier, the FBI and Homeland Security had warned police about possible attacks on
mass transit targets but said there was no evidence of any specific target or timing.
Law enforcement authorities tell ABCNews.com that more than 24 men in New York
have been under watch at various times since Zazi's trip to the city on September 11.
One official said local and federal surveillance teams are "stretched thin" as authorities
seek to track a group of young men allegedly recruited by Zazi following his return from
an al Qaeda training camp in Pakistan in January.
Officials said some of the initial subjects had "washed out" but that others had emerged
as "possible players."
Officials told ABCNews.com that Zazi had organized three distinct teams of four men
each and that the investigation had led to more than ten others.
"This investigation is going forward aggressively," New York Police Commissioner Ray
Kelly said Tuesday. "We are doing everything we can to protect the city."

2. Authorities cautioned there is always the possibility of the case "fizzling out," but for a
tenth consecutive day, agents were attempting to find a garage or storage shed where
they believe Zazi and others may have stored chemicals and bomb components.
-- Source: http://tinyurl.com/erri3005
Authorities Eye Stadiums, Hotels, Storage Centers in Colorado Terror Plot Probe
From: AP/Chris Schneider, Denver Post
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Federal counterterrorism officials warned local police to patrol stadiums, hotels and
entertainment complexes for suspicious activity after the arrest of a Colorado man
suspected of a far-reaching terror plot.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security also issued joint alerts to police around
the country to watch storage centers and public transportation systems for any unusual
behavior.
The FBI and DHS sent two bulletins Monday to local authorities nationwide, saying
they know of no specific plots against such sites. The bulletins say those sites remain
attractive targets to groups like Al Qaeda.
The memos do not mention the ongoing high-profile investigation of a possible terrorist
plot involving a Colorado man and associates in New York City. Instead, they describe
the long-standing interest of terrorists to use homemade backpack bombs, car bombs
or even airplanes to attack such crowded public places.
A source told FOX News that one of the federal alerts asks local law enforcement to
keep an eye out for "suspicious behavior with regard to storage facilities" where people
can rent space to keep their belongings.
The warning comes after news emerged that a Colorado airport shuttle driver now in
custody may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New
York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London's and Madrid's
mass-transit systems, officials said. (1,3)
The FBI/DHS bulletins were issued in part because the London bomb plot was carried
out by terrorists who hid their materials in small public storage spaces, the source told
FOX.
Authorities are trying to determine whether there are any more explosive-making
substances that still haven't been tracked down.

3. The investigation into the possible Colorado-based terror plot has prompted
counterterrorism officials to warn mass-transit systems around the nation to step up
patrols.
Two law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were
not authorized to discuss details of the investigation told The Associated Press late
Monday that more than a half-dozen individuals were being scrutinized in the alleged
plot.
In a statement, the FBI says that "several individuals in the United States, Pakistan and
elsewhere" are being investigated...
-- Continues: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,553460,00.html
Feds Issue Security Bulletins on Stadiums, Hotels
Feds issue security bulletins telling stadiums, hotels to be vigilant against terror
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press/ABCNews
September 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC: Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about
terrorist interest in
attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels.
The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent two bulletins Monday to police
around the country, saying they know of no specific plots against such sites. The
bulletins obtained by The Associated Press say those sites remain attractive targets to
groups like al-Qaida.
The memos do not mention the ongoing high-profile investigation of a possible terrorist
plot involving a Colorado man and associates in New York City. Instead, they describe
the long-standing interest of terrorists to use homemade backpack bombs, car bombs,
or even airplanes to attack such crowded public places.
-- Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=8638585
Increased security on local transit systems
By Dann Cuellar, 6abc.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 12:11 AM

4. 30TH STREET STATION (Philadelphia) (WPVI) -- Homeland security officials warned
mass transit systems across the country to be on heightened alert in the wake of the
arrest of an Afghanistan born immigrant in Colorado.
24-year-old Najeeboolah Zazi was in federal court Monday in Denver where he was
ordered held until a detention hearing on Thursday. Investigators fear that Zazi may
have been involved in a plot to use hydrogen peroxide-based explosives to attack
mass transit trains in New York. They say Zazi received al-Qaeda training in Pakistan
last year.
Investigators are still trying to track down the others believed to be involved in the terror
plot. Amtrak and the Transportation Security Administration have racked up security
along Amtrak's northeast corridor. Action News has learned it is an intense operation
that spans several states.
Law enforcement officials say Amtrak has no information on a specific threat but as a
precautionary measure and until further notice Amtrak, TSA and other federal and state
agencies have increased security on the rail line. This as the FBI and CIA continue to
search for other members of the alleged terror plot.
Authorities tell Action News the beefed up security measures include more K-9 units
and random baggage inspections in Amtrak facilities in Washington D.C. and 13 states
including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Authorities say Zazi, the apparent ring leader, has admitted traveling to an al-Qaeda
training camp in Pakistan where he received instructions on weapons and explosives.
They believe he came back to carry out a 9-11 style attack. In addition to the arrests of
his father, Mohammed Zazi and New York Imon Ahmad Afzali, law enforcements
agents tell ABC News they're watching a number of other people around the clock who
they suspect may also be part of the terror plot.
The heightened security measures have also made some rail users more alert about
what's going on around them. That's exactly what authorities want people to do. The
commanding officer of the Philadelphia Police Department's Homeland Security Unit is
asking people to remain diligent in preventing potential terrorism or criminal activity and
immediately report all suspicious activity to 911.
September 21, 2009

5. Media Summary: FBI Investigation into
alleged Al Qaeda Terror Cell Operative
Najibullah Zazi
- On Saturday (19 Sep), FBI agents
arrested Najibullah Zazi, reputed Al Qaeda
terror cell operative who is believed to head
a sleeper cell allegedly plotting a 7/7-style
attack in America.
- Najibullah Zazi, 24, is an airport shuttle
bus driver, and admitted to receiving
weapons and explosives training from al-
Qaeda during a trip to Pakistan last year.
- Authorities have no specific information
regarding the timing, location or target of
any planned attack.
- The American people should remain
vigilant and report any suspicious activities
to local law enforcement
authorities.
- Zazi researched baseball stadiums on a
personal computer that also held interior
maps of several New York
venues; including recent NY fashion week
venues, and a cell phone video of Grand
Central Terminal.
- Investigator also discovered Zazi’s
fingerprints on materials -- batteries and a
scale -- that could be used to
make explosives.
- Officials found notes in Zazi’s car
describing how to build and detonate
bombs; they were written in what
agents said appeared to be Zazi's
handwriting.
- A federal task force believed Zazi may
have been involved in a potential plot

6. involving hydrogen peroxide-
based explosives.
- Authorities continue to round up New
Yorkers with ties to Zazi for questioning,
bringing in half a dozen
suspects in the past three days.
- Last week, seven men tied to Zazi tried to
rent a 26-foot U-Haul truck but refused to
surrender identification
when pressed by a manager. The group
produced three invalid credit cards before
leaving.
- Authorities suspected that an attack could
be imminent because Mr. Zazi allegedly
wrote a text message saying that the
“wedding cake is ready”. “Weddings” have
been used as a code for attacks in terror
plots in Britain.
- FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright would not
comment Sunday about whether any of the
men had attempted to make explosives or
whether there are other suspects.
-- Source: Wire Services/Open source
documents
September 21, 2009
Active Terror Cell Prepared NYC Attack,
Officials Say Authorities Believe After
Three Arrests in Alleged Terror Plot,
Others Still Out There
By BRIAN ROSS, RICHARD ESPOSITO
Najibullah Zazi, suspect in plot and MEGAN CHUCHMACH, ABCNews
Sept. 21, 2009
After overnight arrests this weekend in the
alleged New York terror plot, FBI agents
believe an active terror cell directed by al

7. Qaeda was preparing an attack on New
York City, and authorities say they have yet
to identify
everyone involved.
Officials say they do not have specifics on
the potential targets of the alleged plot, and
with so much still unknown, security in New
York has been heightened.
On Saturday night, agents in Denver
arrested Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year old
airport shuttle driver, who authorities say
appears to be the ringleader of the alleged
plot, as well as Zazi's father, Mohammed.
They are charged with lying to federal
agents during an investigation into the
alleged terror plot that has been described
as "the real deal" by authorities. Father and
son are due to make their first court
appearances in Denver on Monday.
Zazi has been tracked by the FBI and the
CIA for more than a year, during which time
he has traveled twice to Pakistan for
explosives training from al Qaeda.
In a criminal complaint, the FBI alleges they
found nine handwritten pages on the
manufacture and handling of explosives,
detonators and the fuzing system in Zazi's
possession.
"When [Zazi] was questioned about whether
or not he knew anything about these written
notes, and they were shown to him, he
denied that knowledge," said NYPD
Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Kelly said Mohammed Zazi was arrested
"because he lied about the phone call that
he made to his son when he was in New
York."

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