THE NATION - News from June 4, 2009
Federal agents in Little Rock seized guns, ammunition and Molotov cocktails from the truck and apartment of Abdulhakim Muhammad, the suspect in the killing of one soldier and the wounding of another, and cautioned that copycat attacks could not be ruled out.
An FBI-Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by the Associated Press suggested Muhammad, 23, a Muslim convert formerly known as Carlos Bledsoe, may have considered targeting other locations, including Jewish and Christian sites.
The FBI said Muhammad “conducted Internet searches related to different locations in several U.S. cities” including Atlanta; Little Rock; Louisville, Ky.; Memphis, Tenn.; New York; and Philadelphia. The bureau notified those cities.
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