Miami terror plotters unplugged

Seven "supporters of militant Islam" were arrested in Miami yesterday (June 22) on "terrorist-related matters," but "posed no immediate threat to the U.S." [1] One of the young men, Narseal Batiste, "met several times in December 2005 with a person purporting to be an al-Qaida member," [2] "but who in fact was an informant." [3]

"On or about March 26, 2006, during this meeting, Narseal Batiste and Burson Augustin provided the 'al Qaeda representative' with photographs of the FBI building, as well as photographs and video footage of the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, federal courthouse buildings, the Federal Detention Center, and the Miami Police Department, all located in Miami-Dade County, Florida." [4]

sources
[1] The Washington Post. 7 Held in Miami in terror plot targeting Sears Tower. June 23, 2006.
[2] The Washington Post. (AP). (Changed to Washington Post article only). 7 indicted in Sears Tower plot. June 23, 2006.
[3] The New York Times. Seven are charged with plot to blow up Sears Tower. (Changed to: Terror Plot Was in 'Earliest Stages,' Gonzales Says). June 23, 2006.
[4] Findlaw. U.S. v. Batiste, et al. Indictment of 7 in Miami accused of plotting to blow up U.S. buildings in support of al Qaeda. Page 7. June 22, 2006.

posted: june 23, 2006, 8:50 am ET
update: june 23, 2006, 7:58 pm ET