Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Terrorism suspect arrested at Augusta bus terminal

Via Carl

 

A Mobile, Ala., man was arrested on terrorism charges at an Augusta bus terminal Tuesday morning by the FBI, authorities said.
 
Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair, 25, was found at approximately 10:45 a.m. at the Greyhound bus terminal at 1128 Greene St., and was expected to fly to Morocco on Thursday, according to the FBI. Agent Jim Harrison declined to comment further on the investigation and arrest.

Another man Randy “Rasheed” Wilson, 25, from Mobile, was found trying to board a plane to Morocco in Atlanta.

Both men are accused of wanting to “wage violent jihad overseas,” according to a sworn statement from the FBI.

Abukhdair and Wilson were the subjects of an investigation by the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the Mobile Division of the FBI, the statement said.

Abukhdair was among a group of people arrested in Egypt in 2010 on suspicion of being involved with a terror group there, according to the document, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Mobile. He was held for two months in Egypt before being deported to the United States, the statement said. Abukhdair also is charged with passport fraud for allegedly lying to obtain a new passport since his old one contained immigration stamps from Egypt.

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3 comments:

  1. Roger UDecember 11, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Why are suicide bombers always named some variation of Mohammed? Do they change their names when they become bombers? Or is the name just that common?

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 11, 2012 at 8:35 PM

      I'm guessing common.

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    2. Roger UDecember 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM

      I've met Latinos named Jesus, but never a white Christian. I have met white Christians named Christian.

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