Terrorism Task Force Raids Tenn. Home

ByABC News
November 1, 2002, 11:04 AM

— -- Terrorism Task Force Raids Nashville Home

N A S H V I L L E, Tenn., Oct. 31 Agents with the Tennessee JointTerrorism Task Force raided a home of a Pakistani man today, andauthorities said other search warrants also were being served inthe city.

No arrests were made, but FBI, U.S. Customs and IRS agents spentabout three hours at the home owned by Fadhil Abbas Al-Sahaf, 34.They confiscated several items and were seen leaving the home withboxes, plastic bags filled with papers, envelopes, FedEx packagesand videotapes. A travel trailer in the back yard also wassearched.

Douglas Riggin, an FBI agent in charge of the task force, saidtheir moves were not related to "any terrorist act which mightpose a threat to the city."

He would not elaborate on whether the raid was related toterrorist threats elsewhere, but added: "The task forceinvestigated it. Draw your own conclusions."

Riggin also declined to say where the other Nashville searchwarrants were served, except to say the searches were "related tothe ongoing investigation conducted under the auspices of the JointTerrorism Task Force."

The task force is composed of agents with the FBI, Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and other federal agencies, as wellas investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation,Tennessee Highway Patrol and local police departments.

Al-Sahaf, who apparently was at the home during the raid, boughtthe house in 1997, according to Davidson County property records.

The Associated Press

States Prepare Anti-Terror Plans

S A V A N N A H, Ga., Oct. 31 While U.S. lawmakers battle over details ofa Homeland Security department, states are forging ahead withanti-terrorism plans that need billions of federal dollars to befully implemented.

"We're ready to do a lot as soon as the funding comes in,"said Mickey Lloyd, Georgia's deputy commissioner of Public Safety,who said the state expects $125 million for homeland security. "Idon't think it's put us behind. It would give us a giant stepforward at this point."