The Washington Post, June 12th, 2002
The American citizen suspected of plotting to detonate a radioactive bomb on U.S. soil met in late March with senior al Qaeda officials, who sent him to scout possible U.S. sites for attacks with "dirty bombs" or conventional explosives, senior intelligence officials and investigators said yesterday. Those officials believe that Abdullah al Muhajir was intending to return to Pakistan with the reconnaissance information before proceeding with the plot. At the behest of the al Qaeda terrorist network, al Muhajir, an American ex-convict, set off on a five-week journey that culminated in his arres...
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