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| 2005-07-20 |
| via JihadWatch Man Left Briefcase, Claims To Have Message From Allah A man has attracted the attention of the FBI after an incident at a Greenville County (South Carolina) church last weekend. Sheriff's deputies said Iyad Abed Alnazli entered the Redemption World Outreach Center's morning service Sunday, and tried to approach the stage. "It was a young man of Arabic descent who had come in and said that he had a message for the church and this was a word from Allah." church founder Ron Carpenter said Security officers met Alnazli before he reached the stage and stopped him. "He became unraveled. He began to scream vulgarities out," Carpenter said. When the officers escorted Alnazli from the building, they found he had left a briefcase in the foyer and parked his car in a church worker's spot against the building. "And our first thoughts were, 'We have someone here who's unstable.' But the concerns grew when he began to talk all of the terrorist language, 'I want to do my job. I want to go back to my homeland," Carpenter said. Deputies called the bomb squad and the FBI to investigate. "Certainly, when someone makes a comment that would be perceived as a security issue - potential national security - as far as threats against the country, we would take those and pass them along to the FBI," Lt. Shea Smith said. The bomb squad blew up the bag, but found no explosives. The FBI told WYFF News 4 only that it was aware of the incident and would not elaborate, but Carpenter said he was told that Alnazli was on an FBI watch list. Why wasn't he placed on the first plane back to Hellistan the moment he came to the attention of the FBI? Investigators said Alnazli had recently been treated for mental problems. In addition to the criminal charge, the man has been served with a trespass notice from the church. Mugshot confirms Iyad has been working on his Mohammed Atta stare. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #19 RC, you're probably right on the money. Probably was some ushers or some of the deacons. But, I'd also like to add, if someone came running into my church screaming "I've got a message from allah," I'd probably rush him myself. |
| Posted by: BA 2005-07-20 21:23 |
| #18 Since 9/11 my synagogue, and presumably all the others in the Cincinnati area, have at least two policemen at the entrance for regular Friday night and Saturday services, and more outside for the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur). I would expect a church to at least have a staffer told off in case of a medical emergency, and to make sure the collection money has been put somewhere secure. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-07-20 20:16 |
| #17 where im come from snake handlin purdy routine stuff |
| Posted by: half 2005-07-20 18:09 |
| #16 Excuse me - In SC one needs security guards in church? Impromptu. Hey, them collection plates is heavy... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-20 17:19 |
| #15 Rope, tree, some assembly required. |
| Posted by: Spaiger Ebbitle9478 2005-07-20 16:18 |
| #14 He's not helping the ROP's public image here.... |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-07-20 15:35 |
| #13 sorry here is the link http://www.rwoc.org/ also alot of churches do have sec gaurds cause the churches tend to be in bad neghborhoods with high crime rates a lot of muggings and car related theft takes place on sundays my church has been robbed and had cars broken into, and i live in a smaller town than Greenville |
| Posted by: SCPatriot 2005-07-20 14:59 |
| #11 Jake, that's probably a reporter taking liberty with the role of ushers or the like. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-20 13:53 |
| #10 Excuse me - In SC one needs security guards in church? |
| Posted by: Jake-the-Peg 2005-07-20 13:39 |
| #9 I love the way Scotty (RIP) is staring him down from the right side of that page. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-20 13:30 |
| #8 Thats no a trend jennie, it's genetics. He's probably a nice psycho when you get |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-07-20 13:19 |
| #7 Love the way the news site made his skin Terror Alert Yellow! Hope this isn't the start of a trend...Islamopsycho! |
| Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro 2005-07-20 13:12 |
| #6 they found he had left a briefcase in the foyer why? dry run? Does AQ do dry runs with the Richard Reids etc? |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-20 12:35 |
| #5 He will probably be given a written notice to stay away from the church and behave... and then he will do something stupid that will end with everyone saying, "Gosh!" "Geeze!" "Dang!" and "Why didn't we do something?" Then a reactionary from the PC crowd will stand up for him and defend his lack of honor and cow all the social leaders and govt leaders into a superficial silence of shame for thinking bad thoughts of what to do with somebody like him. After that... we start all over for the next goofball(s). |
| Posted by: Snemp Glaique9693 2005-07-20 12:29 |
| #4 Guy's pic screams"FANATIC" |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-07-20 12:29 |
| #3 Allah has a potty mouth. Read the Mo Atta's Daddy thread. I feel like that Burke guy who hosts Connections. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-07-20 12:19 |
| #2 "Alnazli had recently been treated for mental problems" Isn't adherence to Islam a recipe for "mental problems"? looks like that when I see their activities around the world. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-20 12:12 |
| #1 "It was a young man of Arabic descent who had come in and said that he had a message for the church and this was a word from Allah." church founder Ron Carpenter said Security officers met Alnazli before he reached the stage and stopped him. "He became unraveled. He began to scream vulgarities out," Carpenter said. Allah has a potty mouth. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-20 11:46 |