Fla. Cops Search After New Overheard Threat
— -- Alleged Threat Sparks New Florida Search
F O R T L A U D E R D A L E, Fla., Sept. 16 — The FBI and police in South Florida are looking for six men who were allegedly overheard threatening in Arabic to "blow things up."
Royal Palm Beach Gardens Police asked Broward County law enforcement officials this morning to put out a "be on the lookout for" warning, known as a BOLO.
The six men, apparently of Middle Eastern descent, were driving a green GMC cab truck and a purple Ford pick up. Officials said they were already on high alert at the Fort Lauderdale airport, so there no need for additional precautions.
An FBI official told ABCNEWS they did not know the whereabouts of the men, and that they were investigating the person who supplied the information, whose identity was not disclosed.
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Three Held for Remarks Want Names ClearedD A V I E, Fla., Sept. 16 — The three Muslim medical students detainedafter a woman said they were discussing terror plans told reportersthey want to clear their names and study to become doctors, but aMiami hospital where they were supposed to train no longer wantsthem.
The head of Larkin Community Hospital in Miami said Sunday hehad received more than 200 e-mails after the incident, somethreatening.
"Obviously, nothing is final," said Dr. Jack Michel, presidentand chief executive officer of Larkin. "Our primary objective isto take care of patients. I don't know how that could be done withall this media coverage."
He said the medical school where the men are studying, RossUniversity, had agreed to transfer them to a different trainingprogram.
Kambiz Butt, 25, said Sunday that he and Ayman Gheith, 27, andOmar Choudhary, 23, want to continue their education in the UnitedStates.
"We're medical students. We are not terrorists," Butt said,flanked by Gheith and Choudhary. "Our concern in life is to becomedoctors. We want to help people. We do not want to hurt."
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