Seven North Carolina Residents Accused of Supporting Terrorism & Conspiracy to Commit Murder Abroad - Eighth Suspect Sought
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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About above image: The operation was dubbed "Triangle Terror Takedown" as a geographic reference to the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill areas of North Carolina
Image courtesy of the FBI
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TERRORISM TAKEDOWN
About above image: The operation was dubbed "Triangle Terror Takedown" as a geographic reference to the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill areas of North CarolinaImage courtesy of the FBI
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TERRORISM TAKEDOWN
Seven Charged in North Carolina
Originally posted - Monday, July 27, 2009
Originally posted - Monday, July 27, 2009
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FBI agents this morning arrested a group of homegrown terrorists in North Carolina who were heavily armed, organized, and making plans to wage jihad overseas.
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The seven men arrested—including a father and his two sons—were charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure people overseas.
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The father, Daniel Patrick Boyd, once fought in Afghanistan and trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan. All of the defendants are North Carolina residents, and all but one are U.S. citizens.
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The threat that terrorists and extremists pose to America and our allies has not dulled or gone away,” said Owen D. Harris, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Charlotte Division. “These arrests today show there are people living among us, in our communities in North Carolina and around the U.S., that are honing their skills to carry out acts of murder and mayhem.”
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The seven-count indictment details a conspiracy that began in earnest in 2006 and continued until shortly before today’s arrests. The defendants trained in the U.S. for battle and were willing to die as martyrs. They raised money to support their training and in some cases recruited and radicalized others to further their cause overseas. In one case, Daniel Patrick Boyd traveled in March 2006 with one of his sons to Gaza to introduce him to individuals who believed violent jihad was a religious obligation. A year later, Boyd and several of the defendants went to Israel to wage jihad but returned without success.
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FBI agents this morning arrested a group of homegrown terrorists in North Carolina who were heavily armed, organized, and making plans to wage jihad overseas.
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The seven men arrested—including a father and his two sons—were charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure people overseas.
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The father, Daniel Patrick Boyd, once fought in Afghanistan and trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan. All of the defendants are North Carolina residents, and all but one are U.S. citizens.
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The threat that terrorists and extremists pose to America and our allies has not dulled or gone away,” said Owen D. Harris, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Charlotte Division. “These arrests today show there are people living among us, in our communities in North Carolina and around the U.S., that are honing their skills to carry out acts of murder and mayhem.”
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The seven-count indictment details a conspiracy that began in earnest in 2006 and continued until shortly before today’s arrests. The defendants trained in the U.S. for battle and were willing to die as martyrs. They raised money to support their training and in some cases recruited and radicalized others to further their cause overseas. In one case, Daniel Patrick Boyd traveled in March 2006 with one of his sons to Gaza to introduce him to individuals who believed violent jihad was a religious obligation. A year later, Boyd and several of the defendants went to Israel to wage jihad but returned without success.
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The defendants, as well as some of the additional charges they face, are:
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> Daniel Patrick Boyd: The 39-year-old Boyd faces charges of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime, receiving a firearm through interstate commerce, and also selling a firearm to a felon.
> Dylan Boyd: One of Daniel Boyd’s sons, Dylan, 22, is also charged with selling a firearm—a 9mm Beretta handgun—to a felon.
> Zakariya Boyd: Also a son of Daniel Boyd, Zakariya, 20, is charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime.
> Hysen Sherifi: The 24-year-old Kosovo native is a legal U.S. resident. As part of the conspiracy, the indictment alleges he traveled to Kosovo in July 2008 to engage in violent jihad, then returned in April to raise support for the mujahedeen. Sherifi allegedly supplied $500 to help fund Daniel Boyd’s overseas efforts.
> Anes Subasic: The 33-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen discussed preparations with Daniel Boyd to send two people overseas.
> Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan: A 22-year-old U.S. citizen.
> Ziyad Yaghi: The 21-year-old U.S. citizen traveled to Jordan in October 2006 to engage in violent jihad.
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The indictment details the arsenal the defendants built up over several years, including handguns, assault rifles, and a Bushmaster M4A3 that Daniel Boyd allegedly received illegally in 2006. Over the past two months, the defendants practiced with the weapons and developed their military tactics on private property in rural Caswell County.
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The Raleigh Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI Charlotte Division led the multi-year, multi-agency investigation, dubbed “Triangle Terror Takedown," along with the North Carolina Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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“We will remain vigilant, so must the public,” Special Agent in Charge Harris said. “If you see or hear something, act. Call your local police department or the FBI.”
> Dylan Boyd: One of Daniel Boyd’s sons, Dylan, 22, is also charged with selling a firearm—a 9mm Beretta handgun—to a felon.
> Zakariya Boyd: Also a son of Daniel Boyd, Zakariya, 20, is charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime.
> Hysen Sherifi: The 24-year-old Kosovo native is a legal U.S. resident. As part of the conspiracy, the indictment alleges he traveled to Kosovo in July 2008 to engage in violent jihad, then returned in April to raise support for the mujahedeen. Sherifi allegedly supplied $500 to help fund Daniel Boyd’s overseas efforts.
> Anes Subasic: The 33-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen discussed preparations with Daniel Boyd to send two people overseas.
> Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan: A 22-year-old U.S. citizen.
> Ziyad Yaghi: The 21-year-old U.S. citizen traveled to Jordan in October 2006 to engage in violent jihad.
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The indictment details the arsenal the defendants built up over several years, including handguns, assault rifles, and a Bushmaster M4A3 that Daniel Boyd allegedly received illegally in 2006. Over the past two months, the defendants practiced with the weapons and developed their military tactics on private property in rural Caswell County.
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The Raleigh Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI Charlotte Division led the multi-year, multi-agency investigation, dubbed “Triangle Terror Takedown," along with the North Carolina Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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“We will remain vigilant, so must the public,” Special Agent in Charge Harris said. “If you see or hear something, act. Call your local police department or the FBI.”
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About the Takedown
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About the Takedown
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The "Triangle Terror Takedown" was the result of more than two years of investigation and strategic planning. In addition to FBI SWAT and Hostage Rescue Teams from Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Norfolk, and Atlanta, the following law enforcement partners played key roles:
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* N.C. Bureau of Investigation
* Raleigh Police Department
* Durham Police Department
* N.C. Information Sharing and Analysis Center
* Department of Criminal Service
* N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement
* N.C. Highway Patrol
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"That everyone was taken into custody without incident is a testament to the training, hard work, and dedication of all the agents and task force officers involved," said Owen D. Harris, special agent in charge of the FBI Charlotte Division.
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Resources:
- Press release
- FBI Counterterrorism
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The "Triangle Terror Takedown" was the result of more than two years of investigation and strategic planning. In addition to FBI SWAT and Hostage Rescue Teams from Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Norfolk, and Atlanta, the following law enforcement partners played key roles:
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* N.C. Bureau of Investigation
* Raleigh Police Department
* Durham Police Department
* N.C. Information Sharing and Analysis Center
* Department of Criminal Service
* N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement
* N.C. Highway Patrol
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"That everyone was taken into custody without incident is a testament to the training, hard work, and dedication of all the agents and task force officers involved," said Owen D. Harris, special agent in charge of the FBI Charlotte Division.
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Resources:
- Press release
- FBI Counterterrorism
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* CollegeNews.com reports it this way today and it starts off like this… Seven North Carolina residents have been accused of supporting terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder abroad, federal authorities said on Monday… According to the Associated Press, Daniel P. Boyd, 39, who lived in a rural area south of Raleigh and operated a drywall business, was the leader of the pack. Though a U.S. citizen, Boyd reportedly trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 1980s. He also spent time fighting in the Afghanistan region against the Soviet Union for three years before returning to the U.S… Two of the suspects are Boyd’s sons: Zakariya Boyd, 20 and Dylan Boyd, 22—also called Mohammed. The others are Anes Subasic, 33; Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, 22; and Ziyad Yaghi, 21. All defendants are U.S. citizens, except Hysen Sherifi, 24, a native of Kosovo who has permanent residency in the U.S…
Read the full report at link below…
7 N.C. men arrested with terrorism charges
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* CNN.com brings us the following report this Tuesday afternoon and it begins like this… Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted "violent jihad" overseas, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday….
Read the rest at link below…
Eighth suspect sought in North Carolina terrorism case
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* The New York Times has the following report posted up on their website this afternoon…
7 Charged With Plotting ‘Violent Jihad’ Abroad
Read the full report at link below…
7 N.C. men arrested with terrorism charges
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* CNN.com brings us the following report this Tuesday afternoon and it begins like this… Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted "violent jihad" overseas, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday….
Read the rest at link below…
Eighth suspect sought in North Carolina terrorism case
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* The New York Times has the following report posted up on their website this afternoon…
7 Charged With Plotting ‘Violent Jihad’ Abroad
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