« Dragons | Main | What could be done? »
July 27, 2005
Ernie on the trains
Alert level is holding at Ernie for Mass Transit.
July 26, 2005 — Five Egyptian men with maps of the New York City subway system and video of New York landmarks have been arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Newark, N.J., ABC News has learned.FBI and law enforcement officials told ABC News the five men — four illegal immigrants and one law enforcement fugitive — were arrested Sunday night following a tip to the Newark Police Department. In addition to the subway maps and video, the men had train schedules and $8,000 in $20 and $50 bills.
The men were identified as: Karim Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed, 21; his brother Mahoud Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed, 19; Ahmed Mohamed Atta, 30; Mohamed Ibrahim Gaber, 34, and Mohamed Palat Anwar Jozain.
They all claimed to be unemployed civil or chemical engineers (at 19 and 21?)
The posession of maps and videos of tourist landmarks doesn't bother me so much, as anyone touristing in NYC tends to have those.
That they're all here as illegal aliens - one a fugative - all are chemical and civil engineers, have subway maps, video of prime targets, schedules, an unexplained sum of cash in 50s and 20s and an inability to give a reasonable explanation why they're in the US bothers me somewhat. I may just be paranoid.
They're being deported. I wonder if the destination is Egypt or a 'friendly' country where they can be asked questions?
Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at July 27, 2005 10:01 AM
Comments