FBI kills leader of radical Muslims; 6 held in raids The leader of what federal authorities describe as a fundamentalist group was shot and killed today during a series of raids in Dearborn and Detroit that resulted in federal charges against 11 men. Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53, also known as Christopher Thomas, was gunned down after refusing to surrender and opening fire when the FBI raided a Dearborn warehouse, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “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,†according to a joint statement from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office. An FBI dog was also killed during one of the raids. Abdullah and 10 others were charged in a complaint with conspiracy to commit several federal felony crimes, including illegal possession and sale of firearms and theft from interstate shipments. Abdullah was the leader of a group which calls itself "Ummah, a group of mostly African-American converts to Islam, which seeks to establish a separate Sharia-law governed state within the United States,†the press release states. “The Ummah is ruled by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rapp Brown, who is serving a state sentence… for the murder of two police officers in Georgia.†The case was worked by the FBI, Detroit Police, U.S. Attorney’s Office and Joint Terrorism Task Force. The raids took place at at least two locations today – a trucking business in Dearborn and a home in Detroit. Three of the suspects are expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Detroit today. Detroit Police spokesman John Roach and Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad declined to comment. Both said the matter was being handled by FBI. Group aimed to create an Islamic state The men arrested in the raid were part of a Detroit mosque where a leader called for “an offensive jihad,†according to the criminal complaint. Eleven Muslim men were charged in the complaint. One of them is in custody, two are at loose, and seven appeared today in U.S. District Court, said the U.S. Attorney’s office. Six of those men appeared on complaints they received or sold good stolen across interstate lines. Luqman Abdullah “regularly preaches anti-government and anti-law enforcement rhetoric,†the complaint said. The mosque that was the center of the investigation has ties to a Muslim advocacy group, according to the complaint. According to the complaint, “The mosque is also affiliated with CAIR,†the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The head of the Michigan branch of the Council on American Relations could not be immediately reached for comment. The complaint says that Abdullah is “a highly placed leader of a nationwide radical fundamentalist Sunni group consisting primarily of African-Americans, some of whom converted to Islam while they were serving sentences in various prisons across the United States. Their primary mission is to establish a separate, sovereign Islamic state (“The Ummahâ€) within the borders of the United States, governed by Shariah law.†'It was like a movie scene for a minute' Shadi Saad, the owner of Wellcare Pharmacy on Oakman in Dearborn, said he stepped outside before lunchtime to see several people in FBI jackets with guns going toward the warehouse across the street. He heard noises like shots and a short time later a helicopter descended. “It was like a movie scene for a minute,†he said. He opened his business, he said, just 10 days ago. “This isn’t the way I wanted it to start.†SOURCE
I never imagined, prior to reading this post that even Muslim fundamentalists would be found in America.
Yeah...Dearborn, MI, is full of them. During the tragedy of 911, they cheered and danced in the streets. They were all over the TV at the time.
Yes, why don't they leave if they hate the US so much? Some of the muslim extremeists are still at large 3 suspects sought in FBI probe of radical group BY BEN SCHMITT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Federal officials today asked the public for help in finding three suspects who remain at large, and could be dangerous, after Wednesday’s raids in Detroit and Dearborn that resulted in a shootout and killing of the head of an Islamic fundamentalist group. U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg also asked people not to connect the group, headed by Luqman Ameen Abdullah, with Muslims in general. Abdullah, 53, was killed in a shootout with FBI agents Wednesday at a Dearborn warehouse. Berg said the group in question “is a specific brand of radical ideology.†Detroit FBI Agent in Charge Andrew Arena said he met with several Muslim leaders before Wednesday’s raids that came after a 2-year undercover investigation. He said he will meet with a group of imams this afternoon to further discuss the case. “This is a very hybrid radical ideology,†he said of Abdullah’s group. “You will see the violent tendencies from the affidavit. In the end we take solace that we took some bad people off the street yesterday.†Still at large Thursday are 30-year-old Yassir Ali Khan of Warren and Ontario; 30-year-old Mujahid Carswell of Detroit and Ontario and 33-year-old Mohammad Alsahli of Ontario. Eight others were arrested during the raids and they are expected to appear for detention hearings this afternoon at U.S. District Court in Detroit. One of the three islamic terrorists were apprehended. http://www.freep.com/article/20091029/NEWS02/91029037/1319/FBI-nabs-1-of-3-fugitives-in-probe
kudos to the FBI, prior to measurement this communicating that modify Muhammedan fundamentalists would be plant in Ground.