LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert accused of killing a soldier outside a recruiting center may have been considering other targets including Jewish and Christian sites — and had the firepower to carry out more attacks, according to law officials.
A joint FBI-Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press said officers found maps to Jewish organizations, a child care center, a Baptist church, a post office and military recruiting centers in the southeastern United States and New York and Philadelphia.
"Out of an abundance of caution, and in light of newly discovered information, the FBI cannot rule out additional subjects, targets, or the potential for inspired copycats who might act out in support of the original act,” the intelligence assessment said.
Abdulhakim Muhammad, 23, of Little Rock, targeted soldiers "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past,” authorities said, saying he had said he wanted to "kill as many people in the Army as he could.”
Muhammad was charged in state court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to the shooting in a suburban Little Rock shopping center. An FBI spokesman said Wednesday the bureau is investigating, "which may result in additional federal charges and prosecution.”
by the associated press
A joint FBI-Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press said officers found maps to Jewish organizations, a child care center, a Baptist church, a post office and military recruiting centers in the southeastern United States and New York and Philadelphia.
"Out of an abundance of caution, and in light of newly discovered information, the FBI cannot rule out additional subjects, targets, or the potential for inspired copycats who might act out in support of the original act,” the intelligence assessment said.
Abdulhakim Muhammad, 23, of Little Rock, targeted soldiers "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past,” authorities said, saying he had said he wanted to "kill as many people in the Army as he could.”
Muhammad was charged in state court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to the shooting in a suburban Little Rock shopping center. An FBI spokesman said Wednesday the bureau is investigating, "which may result in additional federal charges and prosecution.”
by the associated press
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