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| The Investigation |
| Investigation spreading... |
| 2001-09-17 |
The investigation spread to more states and more communities as authorities try to penetrate — and define — what they believe could be a large network of accomplices. A "material witness" was arrested yesterday in New York. Investigators confirmed they were holding a suspected "high-ranking" associate of bin Laden, who was arrested nearly a month ago in Elk River, Minn., for illegally entering the country. Two other men, arrested in Texas on Wednesday after a flight and a train ride, are being questioned in New York about the box cutters, hair dye and $5,000 in cash they were carrying. Authorities also are trying to figure out how two other alleged bin Laden associates slipped into the country last month through Los Angeles International Airport — despite their presence on a government "watch list." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |