FBI takes Najibullah Zazi into custody (September 19, 2009) |
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READ: Najibullah Zazi criminal complaint
- Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Zazi has been identified by law enforcement as having a possible link to al-Qaida.
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FBI agents investigate Najibullah Zazi's Aurora condo during an investigation into his terrorist ties.
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Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his father, Mohammed Zazi were expected in court Monday following their arrest at their home in Aurora Saturday night. The younger Zazi admitted to receiving training from al-Qaida. He faces charges related to making a false statement to the government.
Zazi has publicly denied being involved in a terror plot.
Authorities say that the 24-year-old Zazi admitted to FBI agents that he received instructions from al-Qaida operatives on subjects such as weapons and explosives.
Authorities also arrested Zazi's father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, and 37-year-old associate, Ahmad Wais Afzali, of New York City. Both also will be in court Monday on charges of making a false statement.
Federal agents have been investigating a possible terrorist plot that targets large venues in the New York area such as Grand Central Station, Giants Stadium, and Fashion Week. FOX News reported Monday morning that investigators aren't sure if the arrests stopped the plot.
The Feds showed up at the family apartment near Smoky Hill Road and E-470 in Aurora with a dozen vehicles that were loaded with agents just before 10:00 p.m. Saturday night. They quickly went to the apartment and first took Zazi's father out in handcuffs. A few minutes later Najibullah was led out in cuffs as well.
Zazi has been watched by the Feds for several months, since he visited his wife in Pakistan, who lives in an area near al-Qaeda training facilities. There have been reports that Zazi had undergone training by the terrorist group.
When he traveled to New York just before 9/11, agents tracked his movements during that trip. His rental car was confiscated by agents and they say they found a lap-top with bomb making instructions on several jpegs, the nine pages were hand written, which is why the suspect was asked to provide a handwriting sample to Feds during the three days they questioned him.
While his lawyer allowed him to talk with agents, had he declined, which is his right, they would not have been able to charge him with giving false statements in matters involving international and domestic terrorism.
"He appears to have contradicted statements he made that were intercepted thru wire taps," said attorney Dan Recht. "Had he not spoken, they would have not been able to hit him with the charge he and his father and a man he visited in Queens, while in New York."
Now, all three face charges that could land them in jail for up to eight years. They will learn what they are being charged with Monday in Federal Court.
Zazi has publicly denied being involved in a terror plot.
Authorities say that the 24-year-old Zazi admitted to FBI agents that he received instructions from al-Qaida operatives on subjects such as weapons and explosives.
Authorities also arrested Zazi's father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, and 37-year-old associate, Ahmad Wais Afzali, of New York City. Both also will be in court Monday on charges of making a false statement.
Federal agents have been investigating a possible terrorist plot that targets large venues in the New York area such as Grand Central Station, Giants Stadium, and Fashion Week. FOX News reported Monday morning that investigators aren't sure if the arrests stopped the plot.
The Feds showed up at the family apartment near Smoky Hill Road and E-470 in Aurora with a dozen vehicles that were loaded with agents just before 10:00 p.m. Saturday night. They quickly went to the apartment and first took Zazi's father out in handcuffs. A few minutes later Najibullah was led out in cuffs as well.
Zazi has been watched by the Feds for several months, since he visited his wife in Pakistan, who lives in an area near al-Qaeda training facilities. There have been reports that Zazi had undergone training by the terrorist group.
When he traveled to New York just before 9/11, agents tracked his movements during that trip. His rental car was confiscated by agents and they say they found a lap-top with bomb making instructions on several jpegs, the nine pages were hand written, which is why the suspect was asked to provide a handwriting sample to Feds during the three days they questioned him.
While his lawyer allowed him to talk with agents, had he declined, which is his right, they would not have been able to charge him with giving false statements in matters involving international and domestic terrorism.
"He appears to have contradicted statements he made that were intercepted thru wire taps," said attorney Dan Recht. "Had he not spoken, they would have not been able to hit him with the charge he and his father and a man he visited in Queens, while in New York."
Now, all three face charges that could land them in jail for up to eight years. They will learn what they are being charged with Monday in Federal Court.
