NBC News New York City: Hezbollah Scout Was Looking for Attack Targets in NYC: Feds
The scout, in custody since July, sent photos to leaders in Lebanon.
A scout for the militant group Hezbollah was looking at locations for attacks in New York, Boston and Washington and sending target information back to leadership in Lebanon, federal prosecutors said.
They unveiled charges in Manhattan on Thursday against Alexei Saab of Morristown, New Jersey, who has been in custody since July. The government alleges that Saab has been a Hezbollah member since 1996 and has extensive firearms and bomb-making training.
Among Saab's dozens of alleged New York City targets, prosecutors said, were the George Washington Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Herald Square and the local airports and tunnels.
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WNU Editor: Hezbollah's patron is Iran. Is Iran behind this scouting mission? That is the question that people should be asking.
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