Muslim-Americans in eight states were questioned over the weekend about a possible pre-election terror attack
Council on American Islamic Relations says they heard from Muslims in eight states over the weekend, who said they were questioned by the FBI
Those states include California, Washington State, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Florida
The agency is currently investigating a terror threat targeted at New York, Virginia and Texas for Monday
The threats are tied to an al Qaeda leader who was killed in a drone strike last month
Attorneys for CAIR said the people who were questioned were asked if they knew any of the leaders killed in the airstrikes
Attorney Hassan Shibley said there did not appear to be any connection between the people and the threat aside from religion and ethnicity
‘That’s the equivalent of the FBI visiting churchgoing Christians because someone overseas was threatening to blow up an abortion clinic,’ he said
By ASHLEY COLLMAN
DAILYMAIL.COM
7 November 2016
A civil rights organization says Muslim-Americans in eight states were questioned over the weekend over a pre-election terror threat.
The FBI announced last week that it had received a threat from al Qaeda, planned for Monday. The threat targeted the states of New York, Virginia and Texas, but no further details were released.
Over the weekend, the Council on American Islamic Relations received reports from Muslim-Americans in eight states, who said they were approached by FBI agents who wanted to speak to them about the alleged threat. Those states included California, Washington State, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kansas Oklahoma, Florida and Texas.
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