Bronx Man And Michigan Man Arrested For Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization

Bronx Man And Michigan Man Arrested For Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

Bronx Man And Michigan Man Arrested For Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization

ALI KOURANI and SAMER EL DEBEK, a/k/a “Samer Eldebek,” were arrested on Thursday, June 1, 2017, on charges related to their alleged activities on behalf of Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization.  

At the direction of his Hizballah handlers, El Debek allegedly conducted missions in Panama to locate the U.S. and Israeli Embassies and to assess the vulnerabilities of the Panama Canal and ships in the Canal. Kourani allegedly conducted surveillance of potential targets in America, including military and law enforcement facilities in New York City.

AND THEN THERE'S THIS (different take on same story):

Miami Herald: Police caught him [Ramadan Abdullah] shoplifting. Then they found 16 [loaded] guns and 10,000 rounds of ammo (June 14, 2017)


Shoplifting bust leads to huge weapons cache, police say

"On Wednesday, police announced the charges: four felony counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and a misdemeanor count of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

If convicted of the second-degree weapons charge, Abdullah could spend up to 15 years in prison. He remains held in the Broome County jail, awaiting further court action." . . . "None of the firearms were registered to Abdullah, according to Barnes, and that alone made it illegal for him to possess them.". . ."Search warrants were carried out on Abdullah's personal storage unit in the Town of Union, residence on Ackley Avenue in Johnson City, and a property in the City of Oneonta.

Among other items seized was a hardcover book with inside pages cut out to conceal a small handgun, as well as two bulletproof vests, .38-caliber ammunition and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices."