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September 15, 2009

NY Police: Terror Task Force Conducts Raids in Queens
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Official says FBI got emergency warrant for raids late Sunday, after
person under surveillance for alleged links to al-Qaida visited group in
New York City 
A spokesman for the New York City Police Department says a terrorism
task force conducted raids on several residences in the borough of
Queens early Monday. Police spokesman Paul Browne gave few details, but
said the raids were the result of cooperation between the city police
and federal agents. One of the apartment buildings raided by FBI agents
as part of terrorism investigation in the Flushing area of the Queens
borough of New York City, 14 Sep 2009The Federal Bureau of Investigation
briefed a group of U.S. lawmakers on the events Monday. New York
Representative Peter King said he was told the FBI got an emergency
warrant for the raids late Sunday, after a person under surveillance for
alleged links to al-Qaida visited a group of people in New York City.
One man, cab driver Akbari Amanullah, said he was told agents raided an
apartment that he shares with four other Afghan men. New York Senator
Charles Schumer said he was told there was no imminent danger, and that
the raids were preventative actions. He added that the incident was
unrelated to President Barack Obama's visit to the city Monday. No
arrests have been reported and neither the FBI nor the New York police
department would discuss the whereabouts of the al-Qaida suspect. A
White House spokesman said Mr. Obama was briefed on the investigation.
The president spoke on Wall Street Monday. New York City has been on
high alert since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Last week, the city
marked the eighth anniversary of the suicide hijackings that destroyed
the World Trade Center that day. Some information for this report was
provided by AP and Reuters.


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