Fbi: Group Sought Al-Qaida Aid: ; 'Terrorist' Informant Fooled 'Islamic Army'
Charleston Gazette › June 26, 2006
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MIAMI - Seven men accused of trying to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower with help from al-Qaida never actually made contact with the terrorist network and were instead caught in an FBI sting involving an informant who posed as an al-Qaida operative, authorities said Friday.
Federal prosecutors said the men - who operated out of a warehouse in Miami's blighted Liberty City section - took an oath to al-Qaida and plotted to create an "Islamic Army" bent on violence against the United States. Five of those arrested are U.S. citizens.See the full content of this document
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Fbi: Group Sought Al-Qaida Aid: ; 'Terrorist' Informant Fooled 'Islamic Army'
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stressed that there was no immediate threat in either Chicago or Miami because the group did not have explosives or other materials it was seeking.
"This group was more aspirationa...See the full content of this document
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