New Jersey – A New Yorker on an FBI terrorism watch list was questioned along the Interstate 80 bridge over the Delaware River Monday afternoon and then released, according to New Jersey State Police.
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Imrah H. Ahmed, 25, told officers he had stopped so his wife could feed their baby and was admiring the Delaware Water Gap scenery, police said.
Passing truckers had reported a man with Middle Eastern features taking photographs of the bridge, triggering police interest.
Ahmed’s car was searched after a background check showed his name on the federal list, police said, but no camera was found, and Ahmed was allowed to continue along his way.
We conferred [with federal anti-terror authorities] and there was no further reason for detention,” said Capt. Al Della Fave, of the New Jersey State Police.
State and local law enforcement authorities in Pennsylvania said they later were told New Jersey police had detained and then released a suspect who’d been taking photos of the bridge. [morningcall]
Once upon a time, there were Nineteen Devils who admired two tall buildings and a Military Fortress… (once thought to be invincible). The rest is History.