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| Farnindo... |
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Posted: 4:07 p.m. Oct. 28, 2009 | Updated: 11:02 p.m. today
WITH CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
FBI kills leader of radical Muslims; 12 charged
The leader of a local mosque who authorities also are calling the head of an
Islamic fundamentalist group was killed in a shootout with federal agents
this afternoon during a series of raids that resulted in charges against a
dozen men
Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53, leader of the Masjid Al-Haqq mosque in Detroit,
is accused in a federal complaint of heading a Sunni Muslim group with a
mission of establishing a separate Islamic nation within the United States.
Abdullah, also known as Christopher Thomas, was gunned down after firing on
officers as the FBI raided a Dearborn warehouse, the U.S. Attorney's Office
said. An FBI canine also was fatally shot. Raids also were conducted in
Detroit.
"The eleven defendants are members of a group that is alleged to have
engaged in violent activity over a period of many years and known to be
armed," a joint statement from the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office said.
A 12th man was arrested late Wednesday in connection with the investigation.
Three of the men charged were at large Wednesday night.
Abdullah and the others were charged with conspiracy to commit several
federal felony crimes, including illegal possession and sale of firearms and
theft from interstate shipments.
Abdullah spoke of attacking Super Bowl XL
Abdullah believed he and his followers were soldiers at war against the
government and non-Muslims.
"Abdullah told his followers it is their duty to oppose the FBI and the
government and it does not matter if they die," FBI agent Gary Leone said in
an affidavit unsealed today. "He also told the group that they need to plan
to do something."
Abdullah, 53, of Detroit stayed true to his word as armed FBI agents raided
a Dearborn warehouse at Michigan Avenue and Miller. Authorities said he
refused to surrender, opened fire and then died in a shootout in which an
FBI dog also was killed.
Agents also raided two Detroit homes in the 4400 block of Tireman and the
9200 block of Genessee. The affidavits and returns for those warrants were
sealed today.
http://www.freep.com/article/20091028/NEWS02/91028073/1318/FBI-kills-leader-of-radical-Muslims--12-charged/FBI-kills-leader-of-radical-Muslims--12-charged |
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