Terror Bust In Miami
And it's a big one. Seven people have been arrested. Allegations are that they may have been targeting the Sears Tower in Chicago and the building that houses the FBI offices in Miami along with other potential targets..
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.
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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.
This is pretty scary, folks.
By Shawn, June 22, 2006 @ 10:15 pm
I say that we try the 5 U.S. citizens for treason and hang ‘em high, presuming a guilty finding.