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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (2098)	10/5/2002 9:28:40 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8683

" We do not count on them being two Hispanic males," said Officer Derek Baliles. "Appearances can be interpreted. We do not want to limit anything at all." "It's possible," he added, that the suspects could be Middle Eastern." HOMELAND INSECURITY 2 'Hispanics' sought in D.C.-area hunt Be-on-lookout alert describes shooters' race October 4, 2002 By Paul Sperry ROCKVILLE, Md. – Police in the Washington suburb where five people were gunned down in two days are looking for two "Hispanic" men in the fatal shootings, according to a police bulletin that federal authorities shared with WorldNetDaily. Montgomery County Police in press conferences have described only the gender, not the race, of the two suspects – one a driver and the other the shooter. The be-on-the-lookout, or BOLO, alert that local police sent out earlier today to all law enforcement agencies also described in detail the "white box truck" used by the snipers. The six-wheeled vehicle resembles a commercial delivery truck, police say. The cab is smaller than, and separate from, the large box-shaped cargo area, which is completely enclosed. The rear passenger side of the bumper has been damaged. And there is block-lettering on the side and rear of the truck. A Montgomery County Police spokesman confirmed that the BOLO describes the suspects in the sniper slayings as "Hispanic." But he cautioned that they could be another non-white race. "We do not count on them being two Hispanic males," said Officer Derek Baliles. "Appearances can be interpreted. We do not want to limit anything at all." "It's possible," he added, that the suspects could be Middle Eastern. He also cautioned that their eyewitness account of the suspects is not solid. Baliles says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is examining bullet fragments in two other shootings to see if they are connected to the other five, which occurred Wednesday and Thursday. A 72-year-old man Thursday night was shot to death on a Washington street corner. And a Virginia woman this afternoon was shot in the back at a crafts store. Her condition was not immediately known. ATF ballistics experts have determined that a high-velocity rifle firing a .223-caliber bullet was used in at least three of the shootings. The bullet is used in hunting rifles and M-16s and makes a large wound as it enters the body. The police spokesman says FBI profilers will put together a "word picture" Saturday morning to try to make sense of the unusual crime and come up with a possible motive. Authorities are not ruling out terrorism. Baliles says the Secret Service has assigned at least one agent to the case. The Office of Homeland Security and CIA are not involved, he says. The shooters took very select shots of random strangers, and appear to be trained in marksmanship. All six victims who died were killed with a single shot, some apparently shot in the head, although Baliles would not confirm that. worldnetdaily.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (2098)	10/5/2002 10:01:17 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8683

Man Sentenced to 58 Months in Florida Bomb Plot October 04, 2002 MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida man who plotted to bomb electrical power substations and a National Guard armory in south Florida was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison by a federal judge on Friday, officials said. Shueyb Mossa Jokhan, 24, was sentenced to 58 months by U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas in Fort Lauderdale, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office. Jokhan had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to damage and destroy property by means of fire and explosives. Prosecutors had said he and a co-defendant in the case, Imran Mandhai, were plotting missions as part of what they saw as an Islamic holy war. Mandhai pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy charge and is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 17. Jokhan, a naturalized U.S. citizen, and Mandhai, a 19-year-old Pakistani immigrant, were arrested in May. Authorities said Jokhan admitted to conspiring with Mandhai to attack targets in south Florida, notably electrical power substations and a National Guard armory. The defendants also sought to acquire AK-47 type assault weapons for training and operations, prosecutors said. The plotting took place between May 2000 and May 2001 in Miami-Dade County and neighboring Broward County. Jokhan pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in July and could have faced up to 20 years in prison and a $2,500 fine, but because there were no actual or attempted attacks, the defense sought the lightest possible sentence. reuters.com