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'Cop Tipster' Imam May Have Alerted Terror Ring

Imam recorded on phone warning alleged ringleader of terror probe

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(Newser) – A Queens imam was secretly recorded in a phone conversation warning a Denver terror suspect that law enforcement authorities were moving in, reports AP. Authorities are now investigating if imam Ahmad Wais Afzali may have used his role as a presumably reliable New York police department tipster to glean information about investigations. "They came to ask me about your character. They asked me about you guys," the imam told Najibullah Zazi before his arrest last week.

Investigators now fear that a terror plot against New York City may have survived the arrest of its alleged ringleader, ABC News reports. Authorities have been ordered to be on the alert as agents search for the spot where  Zazi and others may have assembled a bomb. "I have never been so worried," said one senior counter terrorism official.

Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning earlier this month.
Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning earlier this month.   (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Two police officers speak to each other inside Grand Central Station in New York yesterday.
Two police officers speak to each other inside Grand Central Station in New York yesterday.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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thudson
Sep 23, 09 9:35 AM CDT
terrorists - what a bunch of a-holes. Reply
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Dr.Gonzo
Sep 23, 09 9:59 AM CDT
i sure hope they dont torture anyone.....itd be better to just let it happen than hurt a poor little terroist Reply
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Snarfeh
Sep 23, 09 8:22 PM CDT
Don't torture anyone? I disagree. I hope, by all that is holy, they torture someone. Specifically, I would like to see Herrs George W. Busch, Dickless Cheney, Karl Rove and Donald Rumsfeld waterboarded at least 57 times each.
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