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| Feds: Suspect hit beauty stores for bomb supplies |
| 2009-09-25 |
| An Afghan immigrant who received explosives training from al-Qaida went from one beauty supply store to another, buying up large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail-polish remover, in a chilling plot to build bombs for attacks on U.S. soil, authorities charged Thursday. Peroxide bombs - check 14 backpacks - check Nearby subways - check Replay of 7/7 London mass murders - check Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old shuttle driver at the Denver airport, was indicted in New York on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Investigators found bomb-making instructions on his computer's hard drive and said Zazi used a hotel room in Colorado to try to cook up explosives a few weeks ago before a trip to New York. During the summer, Zazi and three unidentified associates bought "unusually large quantities" of hydrogen peroxide and acetone -- a flammable solvent found in nail-polish remover -- from beauty supply stores in the Denver area, prosecutors said. A second law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation said associates of Zazi visited Colorado from New York to help him buy the chemicals. The official said they used stolen credit cards to make the purchases and then returned to New York. ... |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 Wherever the product is, it seems possible that it wull blow their cover. Could mean a few less to prosecute, ala Bill Ayers' friends. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-25 19:36 |
| #3 Two related articles: How Using Imam in Terror Inquiry Backfired on Police By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and AL BAKER Published: September 22, 2009 Current and former police and federal officials said that the effort on Sept. 10 to enlist the imam, Ahmad Wais Afzali, was undertaken by detectives from the Intelligence Division. They showed him pictures of the central suspect and three other men, some of the officials said. In the subsequent hours, Mr. Afzali spoke both with the suspect, Mr. Zazi, a Denver airport shuttle bus driver, and his father. Court papers say he told the younger Mr. Zazi, who had driven from Colorado to Queens on Sept. 9 and 10, that the authorities had been looking for him. New York Police Official in Terror Unit Is Removed By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and AL BAKER Published: September 23, 2009 The New York Police Department has removed a senior official from one of its two sometimes competing anti terrorism units, after it played a role in disrupting a sensitive federal terrorism investigation, current and former police officials said on Wednesday. He was replaced by a top official from the other unit. The investigation was disrupted two weeks ago when detectives from one of the units, the Intelligence Division, sought assistance from a Queens imam who then alerted the central suspect in the case to the inquiry Is the imam free? I wonder. |
| Posted by: Willy 2009-09-25 12:25 |
| #2 wondering where the product is? heard it said that the 12 accomplices flew the coup and were not positively identified after the imam tipped him off. Personal experience informs me that keeping it around 'on the shelf' is not a good idea. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-09-25 00:59 |
| #1 Acetone and peroxide - somebody's got a hankering to cook up a little TATP. Little Zazi was planning on being a very naughty boy. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-09-25 00:45 |